Have You Tried…?

The flowering buds of the Sichuan pepper, or the Sansho pepper, pack a powerful punch. Chopped or crumbled into small pieces, they can be used as a subsitute for pepper and chilies.
Washington Post staff writer Bonnie S. Benwick describes its flavor as follows:
Sensations from even one-eighth of a half-inch-long, deceptively innocuous little yellow nub will [...]

Tapas are small snacks served in a bar or tavern. Similar to hors’d’ourves and amuse bouche’ in France, anti-pasto in Italy, and meze in Greece and Turkey, these “little dishes” are an increasingly popular alternative to full-scale meals in restaurants or at home.
Unlike American bars, where customers snack on pretzels or popcorn with their drinks, [...]

Pecan oil will soon take its place alongside other cooking oils like corn, olive, peanut, canola and sunflower on grocer’s shelves.
“This healthy nut now has a new cooking product that, although not cheap, broadens the availability of pecan products on the market,” said Wojciech Florkowski, an agricultural economist with the University of Georgia College of [...]