Editorial ChefWasabi, also known as Japanese horseradish, botanically, is a plant that is related to the Brassicaceae family. This puts it in the same family as cabbages, horseradish, and mustard. In Japan, this crop grows naturally along wetlands in …
It’s Mace Crimson in Color, and This is What it Is
Mace Spice is the dried lacy reddish covering, or aril, which envelops the nutmeg kernel. It comes from the nutmeg tree and is harvested hand in hand with the nutmeg kernel. Mace and nutmeg are distinctively different spices from …
Know Your Allspice, the Jamaican pepper Fruit of the Myrtle
Allspice, also popularly known as Jamaican pepper or pimento is the dried unripe fruit of the Myrtle. It is native to Central America, Greater Antilles, and Southern Mexico. Allspice is also known by many other names depending …
