Sabrina Ghayour’s new cookbook, “Bazaar: Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes” (Michell Beazley, $34.99) showcases the alluring flavor profiles of Middle Eastern cuisines — showcasing key spices, herbs and ...

Tangy, floral and earthy are three words often used to describe sumac. The vibrant, blood-hued spice is one of the primary ingredients in za’atar but is also a standout flavoring agent when used on ...

Most home chefs feel comfortable with the same handful of spices. This, unfortunately, leaves everything with a similar taste ...

Pulverized dried sumac berries form the bright and tangy spice, popular in Middle Eastern cuisines—but sumac can do more than lend a tart earthy essence to meals. It is packed with an array of ...

If you enjoy Mediterranean or Middle Eastern cuisine, you might already appreciate the tart flavour of sumac, even if you don't know its name. Sumac is less well-known in Mzansi than common spices ...

For years I avoided recipes that called for sumac, or relied on poor facsimiles using lemon juice. Every time I saw sumac in an ingredients list I would immediately begin to itch. I couldn't help but ...

A wild flowering bush with very sour berries is the source of this vibrant spice. Those berries are dried, ground, then sifted to obtain what’s recognized as sumac spice across the Arab and ...