Pickling salt and kosher salt give your food a salty flavor. What’s more, they are both great options for a cleaner salt taste. Does this mean that they are exactly the same and that you can switch them out in dishes as you like? Not exactly. There are a few …
Cracked black pepper is a term for coarsely ground black pepper. Ground black pepper typically means pre-ground and refers to black pepper ground at the factory and packaged in small cans or shakers. Both come from the same dried drupe that we call peppercorns, so they start out with exactly …
Onion powder and onion are both great ways to add a sharp, astringent taste to food. While they both start with the same raw materials they are surprisingly different when it comes to flavor subtlety and use cases. Learn about the differences between onion powder and fresh onion – and when best …
Allspice and black pepper look a lot alike, so much so that early Spaniards in the New World mistook allspice berries for peppercorns. When dried, both spices consist of small dark spheres. They have a similar enough appearance you might consider them great substitutes for each other if all you …
Jaggery and brown sugar both provide a sweet flavor and can have a similar color, but does that mean that they are the same thing or that they are interchangeable? It’s complicated. Let’s look at how they compare in this SPICEography Showdown. How does jaggery differ from brown sugar? Manufacturers …
Tarragon and rosemary are both very flavorful herbs with long histories in European cuisine. If you are a new cook with limited knowledge of classic herbs, see how they compare in the SPICEography Showdown below. How does tarragon differ from rosemary? One key difference between tarragon and rosemary has to …
Dill and fennel are culinary herbs from the Apiaceae family that have many applications. The fact that they belong to the same family may make them seem like excellent alternatives for each other or at least better ones than they are. The truth is dill and fennel have quite a …
Note: Below we compare the spice rack powders, not the fresh chili pepper version of cayenne. Paprika and cayenne are both dried and powdered chili peppers known for being bright red. Both spices are easy to find and relatively affordable, which is why they are staples in most serious cooks’ …