Italian dressing and ranch are both familiar to most Americans. While they are both salad condiments, they are not usually interchangeable. If you have to choose between them, it is important to understand their qualities and how they compare. Let’s …
Malt vinegar and apple cider vinegar share many qualities and are both widely used in European cooking. A well-stocked kitchen should have more than one kind of vinegar but is one of these two more important than the other? How …
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Grapeseed oil and olive oil are two healthy, popular cooking oils that often get used in the same kinds of dishes. While they can be interchangeable, they don’t necessarily have the same properties. We compare grapeseed oil and olive oil …
Russian dressing and Thousand Island dressing were invented around the same time, according to the most popular origin stories. They showed up and became popular around the start of the 20th century during a salad craze. Perishable salad ingredients had …
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Teriyaki sauce and hoisin sauce are both sweet Asian sauces that have made names for themselves in the West. Aside from their sweetness, they have quite distinctive properties that you should consider when choosing one or the other for a …
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Teriyaki sauce and soy sauce look alike, but they are actually different sauces that don’t have the same applications. Look at how they compare to each other in the SPICEography Showdown below. How does teriyaki sauce differ from soy sauce? …
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Canola oil and soybean oil are two of the world’s most popular cooking oils. Their main benefits include versatility and affordability. While similar in many respects, they are not the same product and do have some different characteristics. Let’s compare …
Palm oil and coconut oil are both classified as tropical oils and have a lot in common, but they also have some major differences. Let’s compare them in this SPICEography Showdown. How does palm oil differ from coconut oil? Palm …