What is a Sofrito?

A sofrito is an aromatic blend of vegetables, herbs, and spices used to flavor beans, fish, meats, rice and stews. It has centuries of history behind it; the fi

Is It Done Yet?

Tossing steaks on the grill is the iconic image of easy summer dining, but it can be difficult to determine w

Spice Cabinet 101: Paprika

Paprika is a vibrant, scarlet-colored spice made from finely ground red peppers that were allowed to ripen on the vine.

Dill Weed vs Dill Seed

Dill, Anethum graveolens, is an aromatic plant that is related to celery, carrots, and parsley.

Paprika vs Smoked Paprika

The spice known all over the world as "paprika" has a surprisingly complex history. Its ancestral chile came to Europe with Christopher Columbus and, thanks to the nature of chiles,

What Is Aleppo Pepper?

Aleppo peppers are mildly spicy and playfully sweet.

What Is Curry Powder?

Curry powder is a complex mixture of spices and herbs blended to help cooks create dishes known as curries.

Custom Spice Blends

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What Is Curry

A curry is a fragrant, often heavily seasoned dish made of a combination of vegetables and protein simmered in gravy, which is then served over rice, bread, barley, or

Top 25 Salt Free Seasoning Blends

Salt-free seasonings are a delicious, no-sodium way to add flavor to food.

Spices With Umami Flavor

The Japanese word umami has been translated as “pleasant savory taste” or “the essence of deliciousness”.

Types of Ribs

When we think of ribs, we think about tender, smoky meat rubbed with flavorful seasonings and cooked until it has a crisp bark or falls off the bone.

The Difference Between Galangal and Ginger

Despite their similar appearances, ginger and galangal are two different spices, differentiated by the way they taste.

How to Store Dried Chiles

It’s essential to store dried chile peppers in the proper environment—away from l

The Best Herbs and Spices for Beef

Because of beef’s hearty, robust nature, flavor-forward spices like garlic and onion or herbs like rosemary and oregano are the best choices for an

How To Season A Steak

When you season your steak, always…always…start with salt. While there are other spices and seasonings that you can use to enhance the flavor of your favorite cut of steak, chefs across the country agree that salt is the #1 way to make your steak taste great.

The Oregano Throwdown: Mediterranean vs Mexican

Despite their similar names, Greek Oregano and Mexican Oregano are the products of entirely different plants.

Spice Cabinet 101: Getting the Most Out of Your Dried Herbs

People have been drying herbs for about as long as we’ve embraced their flavorful nature.

What Are the Best Chili Spices

To make a great pot of chili, you need Cumin, Chile powders, and Paprika.

The Difference Between Pickling and Fermenting

Pickling and fermenting are some of the oldest known methods to preserve food and yet they are frequently mistaken for one another.

Why You Should Dry Brine Chicken

As I have mentioned several times before, I eat a lot of chicken.

A Guide to Herbs and Cheese

Herbs and cheese are as timeless a pair as Beauty and the Beast. Herbs give cheese a flavor boost and the cheeses are a nice base to help the flavor of the herbs truly shine.

How to Save Food: Fixing Flavors

When cooking, getting to know your ingredients each time you make a dish will help you season or combine new ingredients in a way that is complementary to all the other parts of the dish.

The Best Dried Chiles for Chili

No single chile or group of chile peppers is “best” to use when making a pot of homemade chili.

How Well Do You Know Your Chiles?

There is some debate about the exact number of types of chile peppers, but experts all agree that the number reaches into the thousands.

How to Store Spices

Take a moment to think about your spice collection. Do you prefer to store them in a cabinet all their own or directly on the countertop?

The Flavors of Chiles

Chile peppers are complex fruits and, like wine, can express a wide range of flavors in just one fruit.

Guide to Mexican Dried Chiles

Mexico is famous for its richly flavored and spicy food and that is thanks in large part to the abundant use of chile peppers in their cuisine.

BBQ or Barbecue or Barbacoa or Whatever You Call It

Barbecue is a global approach to cooking food; it is found in several corners of the world with some v

How Hot are Dried Chile Peppers?

Chile peppers encompass an enormous range of heat; the Carolina Reaper is searingly hot, measuring between 1,400,000 - 2,200,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU).

What Spices Go with What Meat?

When you don’t know how to cook something, even the simplest attempt at dinner can seem daunting.

Which Dried Chiles Are Mild?

The Bell Pepper is considered the mildest dried chile, with a Scoville Heat Unit (SHU) rating of 0.

Flavor Characteristics of Spices

Food would be boring without spices. They give aroma, color, flavor, and sometimes even texture to food.

How to Fry Spices

If you already know how to dry roast and crush your own spices, pan frying is the next step in building our flavor profiles of your favorite dishes.

How to Roast Vegetables

Grilling vegetables is great for the summer months, but the winter months call for a different kind of preparation called roasting.

Spice Cabinet 101: Vanilla

During the holiday season, we come in contact with a wide variety of recipes which call for vanilla in some form or fashion.

Sausage Spices and Seasonings

Sausage making is one of the earliest known ways to process meat in mankind’s history.

What Are Chipotle Meco Chiles

Chipotle Meco chiles, a version of dried and smoked jalapenos, are botanically classified as Capsicum annuum.

What is a Chipotle

Chipotle peppers are dried smoked jalapeno peppers. They have an underlying sweetness with bitter and smoky notes.

Whole Spices vs Ground Spices

We’re often asked, what’s the difference between whole and ground spices, and what’s better to use when cooking?

The Must Have Spices for Your Kitchen

If you are a person who is just beginning their spice journey and you have come here looking for a carved in stone list of spices that you absolutely must keep in your kitchen, we unfortunately mus

California or Chinese Garlic

Table of Contents California versus Chinese Garlic Garlic and onions alike are a topic of

Most Popular Spices by Cuisine

With the explosion of cooking shows on TV and more information on recipes from far away places available on the internet Americans a

What Are Cascabel Chiles

Cascabel Chile (pronounced “KAS-ka-bel”), Capsicum annuum, are also called cascabel pepper, cascabel chili, or chile cascabel.

What Are Chiltepin Peppers

Chiltepin Pepper (pronounced "CHIL-te-pin"), Capsicum annuum, are tiny red chiles, roughly ¼ inch across, that look more like a berry than a pepper.

What Are Dried Serrano Peppers

Serrano Peppers, when fresh, are deep emerald green and turn vibrant red as they mature.