Winter savory is a valuable herb for bean dishes and you can use it to season a variety of different meats, poultry in particular. Its main downside is that unless you plan to grow it yourself, you will probably have …
Culantro is essential for an authentic taste in many West Indian and Latin American dishes. Its strong cilantro-like flavor shows up in Puerto Rican sofrito and Panamanian guiso. The problem is that it’s not exactly a popular herb outside of …
Pickling salt is used to provide flavor, but it serves an even more practical function in that it helps to kill bacteria that can make you sick. The latter function means that you have to take your substitutes seriously since pickling comes …
Smoked sea salt is sea salt with the added flavor of smoke from hickory or other aromatic hardwoods. It allows you to get the smoke flavor at the same time that you salt your food. If you can’t find smoked …
Matcha powder is such a unique and special product that there is not an ideal substitute for it. That said, matcha is available at different quality levels and it is easier to replace the lower grades. The replacement is easier …
Gomasio is a simple condiment that typically consists of ground sesame seeds mixed with salt. Variations can include seaweed, but it does not get more complicated than that in most cases. Gomasio is most commonly associated with the macrobiotic diet; …
Pasilla chili peppers have one big drawback, which is that they are not easy to find in brick and mortar retailers outside of Mexico. You will need their fruity and woodsy flavors if you want to make classic dishes like …
Celtic sea salt is one of the more flavorful options if you want a fancy sea salt from Brittany, France. Another name for it is sel gris, which means gray salt. Celtic sea salt has its gray color because of …