Molasses is a sweet byproduct of sugar production with numerous culinary uses. Its thick consistency and distinctive flavor make it a valuable ingredient for everything from baked beans to pumpkin pie. Molasses is a unique ingredient with no perfect alternatives, …
Chilean cuisine is not particularly spice-heavy when compared to the food cultures of other Latin American countries. The dishes have relatively simple flavor profiles, possibly due to heavy German immigration to the country in the 20th century. However, Chilean food …
Sesame oil was used in Mesopotamia and Assyria, with the sesame seed prized as a crop in both places. Sesame oil was the only oil that the Babylonians used. Historians believe that the sesame seed may have been the world’s …
Sage is a unique herb that is European in origin and widely used in American and European dishes. Sage is especially prevalent in Italy, where it is known as salvia and has long been considered a digestive aid, which is …
Honey is one of the most popular sweeteners in existence. It is used in a vast number of desserts, confections, and even some savory dishes. Its distinctive flavor and thick texture are unique, but while nothing can replicate it entirely, …
Freezing cilantro is a tricky subject, but it’s one familiar to many since the herb comes in bigger bundles than most people can’t use at a sitting. The result is that a significant amount of cilantro can go to waste …
Molasses is one of the byproducts of sugar production. Sugar is made by boiling sugarcane or sugar beet juice and extracting the sugar crystals. The syrup is boiled several times with sugar extracted during each boiling. Molasses consists of the …
Honey has been a part of the human diet for longer than farmed produce and meat from domesticated animals. Early cave paintings in Spain show honey being foraged. Humans first encountered honey in the wild thousands of years ago. Back …