Spice mixes are blended spices or herbs. When a certain combination of herbs or spices is called for in a recipe, it is convenient to blend these ingredients beforehand. Blends such as chili powder, curry powder, herbes de Provence, garlic salt, and other seasoned salts are traditionally sold pre-made by grocers, and sometimes baking blends such as pumpkin pie spice are also available. These spice mixes are also easily made by the home cook for later use. Masala Masala (from Hindi/Urdu masalah, based on Arabic masalih) is a term from the Indian subcontinent for a spice mix. A masala can be either a combination of dried (and usually dry-roasted) spices, or a paste (such as vindaloo masala) made from a mixture of spices and other ingredients—often garlic, ginger, onions, chilli paste and tomato. Masalas are used extensively in Indian cuisine to add spice and flavour, most familiarly to Western cuisine in chicken tikka masala and chicken curry, or in masala chai. Other South Asian cuisines including Bangladeshi, Nepali, Pakistani and Sri Lankan, Southeast Asian cuisine such as Burmese and the Caribbean regularly use spice mixes. Notable spice mixes by region Americas Jerk, a spicy Jamaican dry-rub for meat primarily made with allspice and Scotch bonnet peppers Montreal steak spice, a seasoning mix for steaks and grilled meats Old Bay Seasoning, a seasoning mix of celery salt, black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, and paprika originally created in Baltimore and regionally popular in Maryland as well as Mid-Atlantic and Southern States, parts of New England, and the Gulf Coast Pumpkin pie spice, a North American blend of cinnamon, clove, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice Italian seasoning, a blend of rosemary, thyme, basil and oregano Tajín, a Mexican blend of chili powder, salt, and dehydrated lime juice East and Southeast Asian Five-spice powder, a blend of cassia (Chinese cinnamon), star anise, cloves, and two other spices , a Vietnamese blend Shichimi, a mix of ground red chili pepper, Japanese pepper, roasted orange peel, black and white sesame seed, hemp seed, ground ginger and nori European Adobo, a mix of spices used in Spain and Latin America Fines herbes, a French blend of parsley, chives, tarragon, and chervil for seasoning delicate dishes Beau monde seasoning, salt, onion powder and celery powder - sometimes other ingredients Garlic salt, a mixture of dried garlic and table salt Herbes de Provence, a Provençal blend of thyme, marjoram,