On Food and Cooking

water molecules in a batch of herbs reach the boiling point within a few seconds and begin to escape from ...

just long enough to become crisp and mellow their flavor. Flavor Extraction For herbs and spices to provide us ...

directly to the dish. The finer the crumble or grind, the greater the surface area from which flavor molecules ...

is done. Prepared flavor extracts such as vanilla extract are handy because the flavor molecules have already ...

mortar crushes herbs and minimizes aeration. Careful chopping with a sharp knife leaves much of the h ...

Morocco Chermoula Onion, garlic, coriander leaf, chilli, cumin, black pepper, saffron Ras el hanout 20+, including ca ...

China Five- spice Star anise, Sichuan pepper, cassia, clove, fennel Japan Shichimi Sansho, mustard, poppyseed, sesame s ...

The Influence of Other Ingredients Because aroma chemicals are generally more soluble in oils, fats, an ...

or onto a heated pan, herbs and spices will emit not only their usual aromatics, but aromatics transfo ...

liquid into many different parts of the meat interior. Herbs and Spices as Coatings A useful side effect o ...

A special case of flavor extraction is the making of flavor extracts themselves: preparations that serve ...

Because alcohol, acetic acid, and concentrated sugar all kill bacteria or inhibit their growth, flavored ...

herbs and spices, while others are prepared from one or a few synthetic chemicals that capt ...

preparation step. When cumin or coriander are toasted on their own, for example, their sugars and amino a ...

identities. The frying in oil or ghee of mixed powdered spices, often including turmeric, cumin, and coriander. ...

the fresh spices prevents the dried spices from being as affected by the heat as they are when fried ...

Herbs and Spices as Thickeners Some herbs and spices are used to provide the substance of a dish as well ...

owe their thickness to a combination of dried and fresh spices. Ground coriander absorbs a lot of water thanks ...

mostly alphabetical order. Fresh herbs are usually harvested from mature plants, often as they’re beginning to f ...

Mediterranean scrublands where few other plants grow, and they cope with their exposed situation with a ...