Seasonings

Most cuisines around the world, including our own, have characteristic spice mixes. Here’s a look at 12 spice blends, old and new, home-grown and foreign.

The condiment shelves of Asian grocery stores can be mystifying. Don't let that keep you away. These sauces and pastes inject tremendous flavor into food with virtually no effort on the part of the cook.

Will putting garlic in the cooking water give me more garlic flavor?

You may think seeds belong in the garden, but one look around a well-stocked kitchen proves otherwise.

Supermarkets carry all kinds of honey (clover, buckwheat, tupelo, etc.). Some are quite expensive. What’s the difference?