Ras el hanout is an Arabic term that means head of the shop, signifying the best spices on offer. The blend varies from cook to cook, or merchant to merchant, and can contain upward of 50 spices. It’s ...

Thanks to a long winter season, the urge to travel to a warm and far-flung destination is tantalizing. Yet, while we dream of an impulsive trip, the practicalities of daily ...

Some words don’t travel well. Tajine (also written tagine or tajín) is one of them. You say it out loud and someone immediately asks if it’s “that Mexican spice mix.” Nope. This is something else ...