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Why doesn't an egg cream have eggs or cream?

For a crunchier crust, plant your dough in a clay pot.

The dusty blend of turmeric, coriander, and black pepper has less to do with the Indian subcontinent than the United Kingdom.

Less than 10 years after slider burnout, tiny burgers are back with a vengeance.

Get to know the crown prince of cured meat.

How a Greek woman from Queens taught America to cook tortilla and tapas.

One of the world’s most common flavors is crazy-difficult to produce.

From seed to frond, pollen to bulb, fennel is the vegetable kingdom’s true utility player. And it deserves your respect.

What you really feel when you feel the burn.

For maximum streusel effect, just flip the script, and the cake.

How to use both in baking—and why brown sugar isn’t the same.

How Momofuku’s slow-roasted pork became David Chang’s signature “fajita moment.”

There’s more to this Korean pickle than a pot of spicy cabbage.

Each Southeast Asian take on peanut sauce tells a different story.

We can’t say for sure, but there’s a few strong contenders for the creator of America’s quintessential meal.

Padded with plenty of kosher salt, the seasoning can be the wind beneath your dinner’s wings.

A Turkish way with egg salad that leans into the fiery, citrusy chile flakes of the Middle East.

Get to know this essential Middle Eastern spice mix, and how to make your own.

One bowl of egg whites, two wildly different confections.

There’s a world of fish sauce, black-and-white cookies, poke, and paneer to be found at the bulk chain behemoth. You just have to live in the right place.

In Japan, you can eat a different flavor of instant noodles every day of the year.

And why it’s so tricky to make right at home.

That ramen flavor packet has a legit place in your kitchen.

For the best pasta sauce, think of it like salad dressing.

A long, languid simmer in coconut milk, lemongrass, and galangal gives rendang the intensity of five curries packed into one. Here’s how to make it.

An extra step makes for fluffier grains free of gummy textures.

The George Foreman Grill may have been advertised as a fat-fighting machine and used as fuel for jokes, but it also got people to cook.

Which hacks work and which ones are just...hack jobs.

How America’s side salads turned fruity and fuchsia.

Ditch the measuring cups and spoons. It’s time to improve all your baking with one simple step.

This genius method turns a pumpkin into the cooking vessel, the serving bowl, and the soup itself.

The perfect dish for everyone who loves their food extra crispy.

Spinoffs with linguine, cheese, and tomatoes abound, but the real spaghetti and clams can be found in only one Italian city.

How canned convenience food led to one of the great marvels of modern cooking.

With its heady aroma and dramatic knots, the Swedish cardamom bun is worth getting behind.

Why baristas are fussing over the slowest, least efficient way to make a cup of coffee.

Just say no to lemon zest, “ripping hot” pans, and the ice bath.

How to pick a better bag of easy-to-cook produce.

All hail the pizza world’s latest obsession. It’s giving Americans permission to celebrate the puffy, crispy, abundantly cheesy pies some of us have loved all along.

Cool down your dough for a tastier, chewier cookie.

"Simple and adaptable, everyday snacking cakes are perfect for chiseling away at over the course of a week. "

Get to know this funky-sweet fermented allium.

There’s a sudden urge to dine in a time before tofu and Title IX. Why now?

How one pastry supply shop survived cutthroat neighborhood development, and Amazon, by winning over thousands of home and professional bakers.

How an American soda became the heart of Hong Kong’s favorite chicken dish.

A little island off the coast of China turns poached chicken into something extraordinary.

Beyond just bread loaves, “mother” adds a sour kick to babka, pancakes, pie crust, and more.

The internet’s new favorite kitchen appliance might not be all it’s cracked up to be.

Two Los Angeles chefs sought pastry perfection and found it an hour’s drive outside of Tokyo.

The FDA won’t technically call it food, but this ingredient is a South Asian all star.

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