Top 10 Hottest Peppers in The World, which is the Champion? SHU = Scoville Heat Unit (A measure of Spiciness) Pepper Scoville Scale displayed as Peak SHU Values SHU is a way of quantifying how spicy a pepper is by measuring the concentration of capsaicinoids. Capsaicin is the chemical responsible for the spicy sensation within…

Garlic lovers rejoice! This tasty, fragrant veggie does more than make your pasta sauce delicious. Garlic is loaded with good-for-you vitamins and minerals like manganese, selenium, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and other antioxidants, including allicin. The health benefits of garlic have been recognized for centuries, ever since the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates prescribed it to…

Are you looking for ways to add a lot of flavour to your foods without a lot of salt? Add fresh or dried herbs to your recipes instead! It’s also a low fat way of adding great flavour. Whether fresh or dried, adding herbs is an easy way to increase the aroma and flavour of…

Are you looking for ways to add a lot of flavour to your foods without a lot of fat or salt? Add tasty spices to your recipes instead! Spices can say a lot about a culture’s cuisine and are used in a wide variety of savoury and sweet foods.  Using a little spice can make…

Herbs and spices have been at the forefront of history since the beginning of time. Even before recorded history, ancient Egyptians preserved their mummies with herbs and spices. There are also several herb and spice references throughout the Bible; it was thought that they grew in the Garden of Eden and were therefore especially prized….

The use of herbs and spices can be found as far back as prehistoric times, often as valuable forms of currency in trade. The seasonings have also been used for medicinal properties and as preservatives in food storage. Many spices have been found to contain antimicrobial properties that thwart the growth of bacteria. You probably…

There is a reason an herb earns the nicknames Holy Basil, The Incomparable One and Queen of Herbs. The herb tulsi—also spelled tulasi or thulasi—has been a staple in households across India and other parts of Asia for more than 5,000 years. Traditionally grown in a simple earthenware pot in the kitchen or garden, tulsi…

The king of herbs “Basil” has taken over many gardens because of its unique aromatic flavour but very few of us are aware about the historical significance and health benefits associated with it. Let’s peek into the auspicious aspect of holy basil and the health benefit intact to it. This herb always marked its presence,…

It attracts you with its lingering aroma. But what many do not know is that Cardamom is not just a flavouring agent but a wonderful spice with innumerable health benefits! It is believed to have originated in the Indian subcontinent and has always been an important ingredient in Ayurveda and also traditional Chinese medicine. It…