According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, fennel pollen was originally introduced to the American market as a digestive aid. Collected from the fennel plant, a perennial herb with a variety of medicinal uses, this perhaps wasn’t so strange. However, fennel pollen has been primarily known for its culinary applications: Tuscan and Italian […]
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Three Tips to Help Choose the Best Spices
There are a number of reasons to cook with spices: not only do these ingredients add to and improve the flavor of almost any recipe, but all spices originate from plants, giving them access to a number of antibacterial and antiviral properties. Many spices are also high in B-vitamins and trace minerals. For this reason, […]