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Peanut oil has a reputation for being a versatile oil that can be used in high-temperature applications including stir-frying and deep-frying. It has a set of unique properties that make it one of the more valuable cooking oils, but you will only get its benefits if you know how to …
Clarified butter is one of the key ingredients of French cuisine. In the US, it might be best known as a condiment for shellfish that you drizzle on or use as a dip. It is also used as a frying oil since it has a much higher smoke point than …
Clarified butter history Clarified butter has a long history, but it has not been well documented. So while historians do have some information about the origin of butter, the first person to clarify it is not known. Ghee may well have been the first kind of clarified butter. Ghee originated …
Butter and ghee both come from cow’s milk and have many of the same properties as a result. That said, there are striking differences between the two that will affect how they work in your dishes. Before you choose one or the other, look at the SPICEography Showdown below. How …
Butter and olive oil are two of the world’s oldest and most popular cooking fats. They are both versatile and important for a wide range of dishes. In the SPICEography Showdown below, we look at how they differ and areas where they might be interchangeable. How does butter differ from …
Butter is one of the oldest cooking fats and is also a popular spread for bread. It is essential for the flavors and textures of many traditional breads and pastries; however, there are reasons to opt for an alternative including the fact that butter may not be the healthiest food …
Butter history Butter has a long history going back thousands of years according to the most popular theory of its origin. Supposedly, a traveler in Africa around 8000 BCE placed milk into a sheepskin bag that he carried on his pack animal. Opening it one day, the traveler discovered that …
Ghee and olive oil are traditional cooking oils that originated in different parts of the world. They are both versatile and are widely considered to be healthy for different reasons. In this SPICEography Showdown, we look at how they compare. How does ghee differ from olive oil? Ghee and olive …