This is my favorite spice in my cooking. With its origins found in Iran as a major supplier, cumin is most popular in Cuban, Thai and Indian cuisines. Cumin seeds come from the apiaceae plant whose flowers are small pink and white. I use either whole seed or ...

Coriander seed is something I recently came across, not in name but in use. I was pleasantly surprised when I used it in the red snapper escoviche I prepared for Easter. Though it's originally from Asia and parts of Africa, it has become widely popular in all...