seasoning
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The Best Meatless Ways To Use Liquid Smoke
Liquid smoke, an additive that imparts a charred wood flavour to food without using a smoker, has been dismissed as both “cheating” and “nasty” but, if used with a delicate hand, it can produce some tasty results.. I love liquid smoke in my apartment-approved, smoke-free, sous vide ribs, but it has other clever uses, none…
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How To Use Peppercorns Of All Colours
Throughout the culinary kingdom, there are many foods that pair famously well, salt and pepper being perhaps the most iconic. These two grace almost every dish, every recipe, every table, and every condiment bar that you’ve ever been to. But why? Don’t get me wrong, black pepper has its place – I love a fillet…
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How To Build An Indian Spice Cabinet
Photo via Unsplash Indian cooking can seem complicated and convoluted to people who aren’t inherently familiar with it; all that grinding of various spice pastes — a dash of this, a smidgen of that. But the truth is that once you get the hang of a few basic spices, Indian cooking is as straightforward as…
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What It Means To ‘Finish’ A Dish
If you’ve watched any appreciable number of cooking shows, you’ve most likely been instructed by some famous chef to “finish” your dish with a drizzle of oil, a sprinkling of salt, or some freshly chopped herbs. “Finishing” a dish, which is quite different than polishing one off, simply means adding those extra flourishes to help…