Nutty, aromatic, and more flavorful than white sesame, there’s a lot more to black sesame besides its cool inky appearance.  When you …

One of semolina’s underrated uses is as a crust for fried vegetables and meats. Semolina, a sandy-textured grain, is a staple in …

On the Hawaiian island of Kauai, cooking a 300-pound sow involves forklifts, lava stones, and a lot of patience. Smoke billows from a …

When you cook garlic very slowly for a very long time, it becomes milder, sweeter, and looks really cool.   What happens …

At the Filipino dinner table, spoons rule over forks and knives. There’s a story. As a kid, one of my chores was …

Memulaim, or “stuffed ones” in Hebrew, require a little ground meat, lots of vegetables, and a trusty family recipe. The secret to …

Smoking offers a way to cook oysters that preserves all of the juicy, briny flavor of the fresh version. Growing up in …

It’s about time that more home cooks realized good bread is a gift that keeps giving. Bread crumbs may seem like an …

It might not be as healthy as everyone thinks it is, but coconut oil is a godsend for anyone trying to bake …

Despite its ties to Italian colonialism, lasagna still occupies an important place on dinner tables in the Horn of Africa, and for …

Many immigrants see mustard oil as a crucial ingredient for replicating the flavors of home. The FDA sees it a little differently. …

We eat it in ice cream and birthday cakes so much we hardly notice it, but vanilla is massively underrated as a …

Have a cold? Giving birth? Feeling stressed at work? A chicken and a packet of dried herbs is all you need. In …

To some, they are flavor firecrackers and a beloved relic of the past. To others (cough Ruth Reichl) they are “an example …

The tradition of fermented taro, along with innovative farming techniques, have jump started a new Hawaiian food culture. In a way, sour …

Home cooks have a lot of reasons to love yuba. I recently posted to Instagram a photo of dish I’ve come to …

When Robicelli’s bakery introduced their dessert lasagna, it was all supposed to be an innocent joke. Little did they know it would become a viral sensation.

For the French, lentils are a national treasure, and with the right amount of sausage, white wine, and care, they can be …

For one Belgian writer, the caramelized waffles of Liège are at the top of the stack. The waffle is probably Belgium’s most …

Most microwave ovens see little use other than reheating leftovers, popping corn, and “baking” the occasional cake-in-a-mug. But this ubiquitous kitchen appliance …

The custardy, chocolate-flecked bread puddings of today have come a long way from the dessert’s austere origins. Bread pudding is an old …