Basic Ingredients

Spice is nice! We’ll go further than that and say spice is vital. Spices have always played an important part in food preparation. Before we had...

Garlic, onions and leeks all belong to the same lily family. A garlic bulb that grows underground can be comprised of anything between 10 and 20...

Some of the herbs and vegetables used in oriental cookery can be grown easily at home. Some like Thai Basil and coriander will flourish on a...

Pepper has always been regarded as the king of spices. Highly treasured and a precious commodity it was used in the past for trading exchanged like...

‘An aromatic of Paradise.’ Mm doesn’t that sound wonderful? That’s how ginger is described in the Koran. Strangely enough though, in spite of such...

India has a long and proud cooking history, going back thousands of years. Archaeologists have found four different types of grain alongside...

“It’s more pleasurable than going for a long run.” Now you may be able to think of lots of things that are more pleasurable but the speaker was...

There’s an old saying amongst South Sea islanders: “He who plants a coconut tree plants food and drink vessels and clothing, a home for himself and a...

Chambers Dictionary defines a herb as an aromatic plant used in cookery; a spice it says, is any aromatic vegetable substance used for seasoning...