SPICEography 
Alaea salt is a kind of sea salt from Hawaii. Alaea salt is otherwise called Hawaiian red salt and has been used by native Hawaiians since ancient times. The early Hawaiians used alaea salt to preserve seafood like fish and octopus that they used to sustain them during long voyages …
Curry leaves are a herb used in Indian — especially Southern Indian — cooking and which is called by several names in India, including karipatta. They show up in Sri Lankan cooking as well as Cambodian and Malaysian dishes. Curry leaves come from the curry leaf plant and belong to …
Chervil and cilantro are a couple of herbs from different food cultures that have a lot in common. The two herbs are members of the Apiaceae family and have some properties in common, but there are also some that they don’t share. The SPICEography Showdown below shows how chervil and …
Black garlic has become a trendy ingredient in North America and Europe. It consists of dried black garlic that has been ground into a fine powder. The traditional way to make black garlic is to heat heads of garlic over low heat for several weeks. Cooked low and slow for …
Chervil is a herb in the Apiaceae family, making it a relative of parsley and cilantro. Chervil has a distinctive flavor profile and certain visual characteristics that separate it from its relatives. Chervil can be difficult to use in the sense that you can easily miss what makes it a …
Chervil and parsley both belong to the same family — they are relatives of carrots. When it comes to their culinary applications, you will find that these two herbs have different qualities that they bring to food. In this SPICEography Showdown, we will look at some ways in which they …
Mustard powder and prepared mustard are two of the most common and versatile forms of the mustard spice. Mustard powder consists of finely ground mustard seed, and prepared mustard consists mainly of fully or partially ground mustard seed combined with a liquid. Because they share the same main ingredient, it …
Celery seed is the seed of the wild variety of the herb celery. Wild celery is sometimes called lovage or smallage. It’s a spice that offers a pure and concentrated version of the celery flavor, which can be described as being intensely savory and herbaceous. With celery seed, you get …