Global Spices for Everyday Cooking

Spices can transform a meal into a feast for the palates, and add surprising flavors to your dishes. Before they became available to everyone, spices had already been the ingredients that inspired explorers and global trade since the beginning of civilization. The ground pepper you add to your salad was once worth its weight in gold! This richly illustrated handbook provides a wealth of knowledge about organic spices, their cultivation, their storage, and how to use them when cooking. Sorted by their different flavor notes, from mild and harmonic to spicy, the organic spices are each presented in a short profile, followed by more than 100 appetizing recipes for every taste and occasion.