Terracotta pots are made from clay, and if you’re into gardening or growing house plants, you’ll know the importance of these pots. They’re widely available in various sizes and help plants not get overwatered by absorbing any excess water. However, if you ever noticed the build-up of white stuff on them, you may want to …
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You may think that you can handle any hot sauce a restaurant gives you, but have you been to Halal Guys? Their hot sauce is so hot that there’s even a food challenge for eating it! Halal Guys’ hot sauce is one of the spiciest sauces in fast food history. It’s only available at their …
The Indian subcontinent has a wide and rich variety of cuisine throughout the region. One thing that is common across the region is that the food is incredibly flavorful because of the combination of herbs, spices, and other ingredients. Kasoori methi or Fenugreek, a clover-like herb, is used extensively in Indian cuisine. Kasoori methi refers …
Ginger is one of the most interesting and exciting ingredients cooks use to spice up everything from sauces and stir-fries to cookies and tea. Originating from South and Southeast Asia, specifically India and China, ginger is a spicy, flowering plant (Zingiber officinale) related to turmeric and cardamom, whose root you can use for cooking and …
Nutmeg is a delightful warm spice often found in baking and classic French, Indian, and Italian dishes. Typically used in its ground form, you’ll often see it alongside other spices, such as cinnamon and cloves. No doubt you know the smell, but do you know what nutmeg really is? Nutmeg is a spice that comes …
Allspice is that magical powder associated with all Christmassy foods, scents, and flavors. Hailing from the Caribbean, it blends a lovely mixture of aromas and tastes. If you haven’t used allspice, you may wonder what allspice is and if it’s a mixture of different spices. Allspice is the round-shaped fruit of an evergreen tree indigenous …
Peppers (capsicum annuum) come in a rainbow of colors, making them delightful to look at in addition to being delicious to eat. As peppers mature, they can change from one color to another, taking on a new flavor, texture, spice level, and nutritional value as they ripen and reach maturity. Peppers change colors as they …
Worm composting, or vermicomposting, uses a combination of worms and bacteria to convert nutritious waste into fertilizer. Composting worms can eat almost anything that was once living. Nevertheless, some ingredients can harm—even kill—your worms. The worms in your composting bin can eat almost any decaying organic material. That said, they prefer a varied diet of …
Although many people believe that there is only one type of Thai chili pepper, there are actually over 79 different Thai peppers with varying spice levels and flavors. You can use these peppers to add unique flavors, textures, and spice to Thai and other dishes. But, what type of Thai chili pepper goes with what …
Chili peppers are a staple of many cuisines around the world because of their versatility. You can enjoy them raw, cooked, and roasted, with the latter being particularly popular due to its rich, smoky flavor. But how do you roast chili peppers? You can roast chili peppers over a gas stove, in an oven, in …
