New Products in My Halal Market
If you haven’t visited My Halal Market lately (or ever), then you’re missing out on some really neat products in my global online marketplace. In…
Category: Spices Explained
Zaffron
Zaffron, also known as azafran or osfer, are actually the threads of the safflower plant and serve as a common alternative to the expensive threads of the crocus flower, saffron. It does…
Cardamom
Cardamom is one of the most fragrant spices in the world and it’s popular in North African, Middle Eastern and Indian cooking. It’s used to…
Zaffron
Zaffron, also known as azafran or osfer, are actually the threads of the safflower plant and serve as a common alternative to the expensive threads of the crocus…
Pakistani Dundicut Peppers
I was pleasantly surprised to find these dried hot peppers at Penzey’s Spices in Cleveland near the famed West Side Market. I had never seen…
Traveling Spices
Travel. It’s one of my absolute favorite words. It’s a word of action that implies adventure, change and the addition of spice to an otherwise mundane…
Fresh Turmeric: What it Looks Like and How to Use It
Most of us who venture into the world of Indian cooking (outside of India) are introduced to the spice turmeric in its bright yellow ground form as opposed to the fresh form…