Cumin: The Spice That Goes With (Nearly) Everything

What's new on Serious Eats No Images? Click here FEATURES Cumin Nature: All About the Spice That Goes With (Nearly) Everything Cumin has an unmistakable flavor, at once earthy, musky, gamey, and slightly spicy. And for more than 5,000 years, humans have been grinding it, toasting it, and adding it to their food. Here's everything you need to know about buying, storing, and using it. Read Now TECHNIQUES How to Carve a Rack of Lamb (Without Butchering It) An improperly carved rack of lamb will leave some portions with too much meat and others with not enough. Here's how to make sure you divide and conquer evenly. Read Now TECHNIQUES Feed a Crowd With This Thai-Inspired Roast Pork Shoulder Feast This crowd-pleasing meal pairs rich roast pork shoulder with bright Thai flavors. The best part: you can prepare everything long before your dinner guests arrive. Read Now Email Continues After Ad Below THE KITCHEN ESSENTIAL Coil Whisk This tool, which looks a bit like an oversize milk frother, is ideal for whisking gravy and emulsified pan sauces because the coil lies flat in the pan, while the rounded edges get right into the corners. Shop Now FEATURES What Does Food Media Smell Like?: Diversity and the Beard Awards The 2019 James Beard Media Awards, reviewed. Read Now PODCAST Special Sauce: Food Editor Joe Yonan on Finding the Color of His Parachute Joe Yonan, the food editor at the Washington Post, speaks to Ed Levine about his early career and becoming a food journalist. Read Now Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe