What if flavoring your food does more than improve taste?

Most home cooks have a drawer or cabinet crammed full of half-used spice jars - some of them dusty, some of them years old, and most of them barely touched after the one recipe they were bought for.

Cooking with spices and dried herbs adds unparalleled flavor to your cooking—but not all spices are created equal. Some of the options available in the supermarket spice aisle are less-than-fresh (at ...

Dried herbs and spices added to food can be a “surprising and worrisome” source of heavy metals for kids and adults, a Consumer Reports investigation published on Tuesday found. When the organization ...

Its deal with Unilever to create a $65 billion dollar spice giant is paved by a century-long drumbeat of acquisitions.

Overheating spices can lead to bitterness by burning their essential oils. To prevent this, cook spices on low to medium heat, monitor them closely, and add powdered spices after moisture is ...

Spices don't typically go bad past their expiration date — but they do lose flavor and potency. Whole spices will outlast ground ones and can be good for as long as four years when stored properly. To ...

Spice may be nice, but spices also can carry very bad bugs. About 7 percent of spices tested by Food and Drug Administration researchers were contaminated with salmonella, which can cause serious ...