Fresh makrut lime leaves smell somewhat sweeter than lime zest – sharp, citrusy and clean.
Smoked Spanish paprika has a distinctive aroma – like a hide of leather stretched out in the sun to dry, mingled with charred chillies and cigar box.
Is rosemary easy to grow? So they say. Mmm. I’ve ended up with more dried arrangements than I care to remember.
Though it seems just like yesterday, it was in fact 40 years ago that I spent a week walking the hills of Crete.
A striking memory is the aromatic scents that rose all around us as we crushed wild thyme and oregano underfoot. The oregano was ‘rigani’, origanum vulgare (hirtum). Bit of a gob-full, I suppose, but the last name (hirtum) is pretty important.
How to prevent sour cream curdling in a sauce.
I know, you don’t want to, but coriander plants bolt in hot weather. Good! Let them! Then, a little patience will reward you with your own coriander seeds. Read more.
Silky smooth magic powders … which one is best?
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