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What is dry honey and how to use it

Dry honey is raw honey without all the moisture, a feat managed by dehydrating it through drum rolling, freeze-drying, vacuum-drying, or microwave drying. The versatile ingredient has a concentrated...

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What is hot paprika and how to use it?

Hot paprika is a bright red fine powder with a peppery, tangy flavor. It is a staple in Hungarian and Spanish cuisines in savory dishes like chicken paprikash, goulash, and Spanish paella. What is...

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Sweet Hungarian Paprika: Best Uses & Recipes

Made with dried sweet red peppers, sweet Hungarian paprika has a bright red color. It's a fine powder with mild heat and a fruity, pleasantly sweet flavor with hints of tartness and bitterness. The...

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Why is the Hawaiian red salt so unique?

Hawaiian red salt from the islands of Hawaii is a rare and expensive, red-colored gourmet salt with a slightly sweet earthy flavor. The crunchy salt is used in iconic traditional Hawaiian dishes like...

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Our Ultimate Guide to Coarse Pepper

Coarse pepper from dried peppercorns has a rough, toothy texture. It usually features crushed light-colored peppercorn cores contrasted with ground black skins. You can use coarse pepper to flavor...

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Dried Lime: Uses & Recipes

The dried lime spice comes from dehydrated Persian limes. The sun-dried spice has a sour, tart, and tangy citrus flavor with hints of earthiness, smokiness, bitterness, and fermentation. You can use...

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Since discovering how well spices transform a dish from bland to enjoyable in seconds, Alex became sold on using spices to better three of his major passions—gardening, cooking, and writing. When he is not tending to his spice crops, you'll find him trying a new recipe, writing for the Spice Gourmand, or serving a second helping of his spicy food!

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