If you're looking to make a lentil soup or spicy dal for dinner, reach for the fast-cooking red lentils. Here's why they'll be ready before other varieties.
The Chinese food Americans typically eat is not the same as authentic Chinese food. Here are the reasons why the two cuisines are so different from each other.
Adding just a pinch of the Indian spice asafoetida to your butter chicken can turn it from a regular homemade dish to a bona fide restaurant-quality meal.
Ina Garten admits to not knowing what bay leaves bring to a dish. Here's a breakdown of the added flavor notes, and why they need at least an hour to take hold.
Whenever you're grabbing dim sum, you're going to want to order well, making sure that you've got the widest variety of flavors, and not missing the best ones.