Spices are used across cultures to add earthiness, sweetness, bitterness and heat to dishes, and importantly, bring a raft of nutritional benefits to the table. Catch chef Tom Sarafian cooking up ...

Buy spices from an ethnic grocer rather than a supermarket: prices are surprisingly low and quality is top-notch. Good brands of spices will have a strong aroma and the packets will be free of ...

Conversely, ground spices such as turmeric and paprika - due to their fine nature - can burn more easily and should often be added later in the cooking process. Not all spices benefit from ...

Roasting spices is an essential technique in cooking that enhances their aroma, flavour, and depth. When done correctly, roasting brings out the natural oils in spices, intensifying their taste and ...

Seasoning with spices can be intimidating if you’re not familiar with it but handily a new set of infographics summarise all the rules you need to know. The experts at Cook Smarts, a website and ...

Spices are foundational to the cooking of Spicewalla's founder, chef Meherwan Irani of Chai Pani in Asheville, North Carolina, and Decatur, Georgia. So the range of herbs and spices offered by ...

I’ve put medium heat on most of the curry recipes, but traditionally most start with high heat to brown the onion, then lower to add the garlic and powdered spices. But to do that you need to ...