spices

Turmeric is a 5,000 year-old spice from India that is primarily known for its use in curry dishes. Other benefits of turmeric (also known as tumeric or curcumin) have been known for centuries and have always been an important part of…

Today, meals around the world are rarely prepared without pepper in some form. Little would we think that in ancient times, it was so precious that it was used as money to pay taxes, rent, tributes, and dowries. Weighed like gold, it was…

Most people around the world are familiar with the sweet and pungent taste of cinnamon, which comes from a small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka, along the coastal strip near Colombo. Some of its other names are Cassia (a combination of…

Every cook knows that spices add zero-calorie zing to ho-hum recipes, and that spices have been valued for centuries for their medicinal properties. Part 1 of this 2-part Tip will focus on some of the traditional uses of the unmistakable,…

Description: Mustard is created from mixing whole or ground mustard seeds with vinegar, and adding spices. Diversity of varieties depends on the type of mustard seed, vinegar, sweeteners and spices added to the mix. What to look for: All…