Articles in the Salt, Pepper, Herbs and Spices Category
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Under normal circumstances, articles are written on the whim of the writer with the photographer creating his/her magic in response – it is rare for a writer to respond to a photograph but then, it’s …
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Our lives have always been dependent on salt and it’s had a profound affected on us since the beginning and not only in culinary ways – it has made it’s presence felt in economics, mythology, …
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Weekend is upon us and most of us are in the throes of acquiring supplies for the very important events that will shape our weekend. Togs, canoes and surfboards for the active, supplies for those …
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Edible vanillin (vanilla planifolia) is native to Mexico and is now widely grown throughout the tropics but Madagascar is the world’s largest producer. Vanilla pompona and Vanilla tahitiensis are grown in Tahiti and Niue even …
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Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is an ancient spice and was used over 4000 years ago in Vedic cooking and religious rituals. It belongs to the ginger family and is native to the tropical parts of South …
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In Ancient Greece and Rome, bay leaves and branches were used as wreaths to crown winners and garlands of bay leaves were used at the Olympic Games. The word, baccalaureat refers to laurel berries …
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Cooking without spices seems unthinkable and unbearably boring – so, because we’ve already covered salt and pepper recently, we’ve decided to continue in this vein and include spices on the shopping list. The use of spices …
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The caper (Capparis spinosa) grows on a perennial spiny bush that has big white flowers (sometimes even pink) and fat fleshy leaves. The caper is a bud and is the part that’s commonly picked for …
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Because Tilapia grow so quickly and eat mainly a vegetarian diet, they don’t very much accumulate mercury - some research indicates that the farm-raised tilapia contains a much higher ration of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty …
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Garlic (Allium sativum) has been used and abused through the ages and most of us can’t imagine life without it even though we quite often wish that it had never been discovered. It belongs to the …
