On Food and Cooking

in Liguria and Provence, inventors of the popular basil purees called pesto and pistou, and was hardly ...

aroma compounds make up a larger proportion of young sweet basil leaves than old, by as much as five ...

flavor, more often used in candies than in cooking. Mint family anatomy. A leaf of oregano, showi ...

used in Thai and Vietnamese cooking. Hyssop contributes to the flavors of several alcohols, including Pernod, Ric ...

distinguished by its mixture of citrusy and floral terpenes (citronellal and -ol, citral, gerani ...

(Mentha spicata) and peppermint (M. piperata), which is an ancient hybrid between spearmint and watermint (M. ...

Thyme Thymus vulgaris Both of the major culinary mints have a refreshing quality, but they are quit ...

that rapidly degenerates when heated, so peppermint is usually not cooked. Its concentration ...

Tuscany to flavor pork, mushroom, and artichoke dishes. “Korean mint” comes from an anise-flavored Asian member ...

more thyme-like thymol and fresh, green, floral, and woody terpenes. Mexican oregano is an entirely different ...

century and named shiso; many Westerners get their first taste of it in sushi restaurants. The distinctiv ...

it traditionally flavors grilled meats, but it can also complement sweet dishes. Rosemary aroma is unusually ...

different, with a tea-like quality and floral and sweet notes from a number of other terpenes (linalool, ...

Satureja. Both summer savory (S. hortensis) and winter savory (S. montana) taste like a mixture of orega ...

oregano because they contain carvacrol. Distinctive thyme species and varieties are rich in the phe ...

some even as vegetables. Members of the carrot family grow in less extreme conditions than the Mediterranean ...

dominated by a sweet-smelling compound called the angelica lactone. Its candied stems were a popular delicacy ...

small, pale, finely divided leaves, and a delicate flavor that comes from relatively small amou ...

Coriander Coriander or cilantro is said to be the most world’s most widely consumed fresh herb. Coriand ...

is an ingredient in some pounded spice pastes; the root contains no decenal and instead contributes woo ...