Molasses and sugar can both work as sweeteners and may even be interchangeable in a few instances, but not all. These ingredients have specific characteristics that you will have to consider if you plan to cook or bake with one or the other. How do they differ? Can you use …
Honey and molasses are two traditional sweeteners with considerable similarities and differences. If you are unfamiliar with these ingredients, you might be surprised about what they have in common and how they differ. This SPICEography Showdown takes a look at how honey and molasses compare to each other. How do …
Corn flour and corn starch are made from the same grain, but the names indicate two different products with different properties. Note that in the United Kingdom, what Americans call corn starch is referred to as cornflour. In this SPICEography Showdown, we will look at the properties that make corn …
Dijon mustard and yellow mustard have been marketed in terms of social class for many years. The most famous Dijon mustard is Grey Poupon, which was once marketed as a fancy mustard. Yellow mustard is seen as the working man’s mustard with fewer pretensions and a lower price. The two …
Vegemite and Marmite are extremely polarizing products. The people who love them tend to be big fans while the people who hate them really do hate them. They have a lot in common as well as a few important differences. You will need to keep both the similarities and differences …
Rye flour and wheat flour are milled from different grains, which come from different plants. Both rye and wheat are cereal grasses and the same general family but they have some very different characteristics. These two flours are not perfectly interchangeable. To help you understand more about what you can …
Bleached and unbleached flour are two forms of wheat flour that have many properties in common but also a few important differences. When choosing one or the other, you will have to consider factors like color and how well they perform in recipes for baked items and stovetop dishes. We …
Shredded coconut and coconut flakes are often confused with each other. Even experienced bakers sometimes refer to both products as shredded coconut or coconut flakes, but the two are not interchangeable. Because of the confusion, some recipes that call for one may actually mean the other. In other words, many …