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Ingredients

Why Do Recipes Call for Unsalted Butter?

It comes down to one thing: control. 

What’s So “Nutritional” About Nutritional Yeast?

These funky flakes might be the O.G. health food fad.

A History of Ketchup, America’s Favorite Condiment

This go-to cookout condiment originated in South Asia and contained no tomatoes.

Ramen Seasoning Packets Are the Flavor-Boosting Secret Your Cooking Needs

These tiny umami-packed flavor pouches can turn any savory dish into better versions of itself. 

Spicy Giardiniera Is a Busy Cook’s Best-Kept Secret

Turn up the flavor of your pasta sauce and your tuna salad with this jarred condiment from the Windy City

The Cult Hot Sauces You Can Score on Amazon

Turn up the Scoville scale with these bottles of lip-tingling hot sauces that we just can’t get enough of.

How Shelf-Stable Gnocchi Became a Dinner Hero

This once-disparaged ingredient has become pantry gold for chefs and cookbook authors.

The Root Vegetable That Fueled a $25 Million Ponzi Scheme

Rich in carbohydrates and easy to cultivate, these little rhizomes once promised to solve all of our energy problems.

The Real Difference Between European and American Butter

The difference between European and American butters all comes down to the percentages of butterfat, water, and milk solids. 

Bananas Don’t Taste Like They Used To. Here’s Why

The breads, puddings, and tarts of your grandparents’ generation were made with a completely different banana.