Editorial ChefChives is a delicately flavored herb that resembles the top leaves of the onion plant. However, they are not to be confused with the top leaves of onions and the same goes for the top leaves of shallots. …
It’s Saffron, Spice Full of Color and Flavor
Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of the bulbous saffron crocus plant also known as Crocus sativus. This spice is used primarily as a flavoring and coloring agent in food. The spice is extracted from the …
Brushing up on Your Sesame Seeds Moments
Sesame is a flowering plant also known as benne that is grown for its edible seeds. The world’s largest growers of this plant are India, China, Nigeria, Myanmar, and Tanzania. It is an important ingredient in …
Here’s the Bay Leaf Herb, the Fragrance of the Ancient Greeks
The bay leaf is generally an aromatic leaf used to impart a distinct flavor and fragrance into a dish through cooking. There are several varieties of trees which these leaves can be gotten from either …
A Quick Look at the Tomato Vegetable
The tomato is an edible savory fruit usually eaten as a vegetable. It is usually red in color when ripe and can be eaten raw or cooked. The name is derived from the Spanish “tomate”. The fruit berries …
A Delightful Culinary Experience With Garlic
Garlic is a root herb closely related to the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo. It is native to central Asia and is very common in the Mediterranean region, Africa, and Europe as well. In culinary contexts, it is …
Sage, Another Essential Herb for Your Kitchen
Sage, also known as garden sage, or common sage is an aromatic, perennial, evergreen shrub. It is cultivated for its aromatic grayish-green leaves. It comes with purplish to blue flowers, has a woody, branching stems, …
Know Your Celery and Find out if it’s a Herb or Veggie
Celery is a strongly flavored plant that has been cultivated and eaten as a vegetable for centuries. This highly aromatic plant blurs the lines between the distinctions of what a vegetable, herb, and spice are. It is a small …
A Brief Overview of the Facts on Basil Herb
The word Basil is derived from Greek, meaning “King”. That’s where it gets its designations as “King of the herbs” or the “Royal herb”. In some cultures, it is known as the “Holy Herb”. It …
Onions, the Culinary Delight as a Food Source
Onions are vegetables that also go by the name of bulb onions or common onions. It is a small perennial herb plant that grows to about two feet tall. It takes about three to four months from …