While sumac as a spice remains associated with the Middle East, North America is in fact home to several deliciously edible species. Native Americans have long been using these sumacs, whose sour ...

Tangy, floral and earthy are three words often used to describe sumac. The vibrant, blood-hued spice is one of the primary ingredients in za’atar but is also a standout flavoring agent when used on ...

A wild flowering bush with very sour berries is the source of this vibrant spice. Those berries are dried, ground, then sifted to obtain what’s recognized as sumac spice across the Arab and ...

For many of us, something red on our plate signals to our palates either sweetness (as with strawberries or raspberries) or spiciness (usually chillies). But sumac has neither of those flavours: it is ...

Amid this year’s bumper crop of Israeli cookbooks, Miami-based Yaniv Cohen has found a new angle. The Israeli-born chef, who bills himself as The Spice Detective, just published My Spiced Kitchen, his ...

Feeling a little frosty and craving something to spice up your winter? This is the ideal season to start cooking with spices that ward off the chill. With temperatures keeping many Northeasterners ...

Sumac is becoming a popular spice on meus and among home cooks. (Photo by Colin McConnell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) Diners’ growing interest in Middle Eastern food has prompted some of its ...

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There comes a point in every cook’s life when you realize you have a spice problem. Usually that realization comes when you’re in the midst of a recipe and – because you haven’t put your mise en place ...