Spice Library

Madhur Jaffrey, in her book Spice Kitchen, speaks of spices as a vivid palette, with each spice as a primary color exhibiting dozens of shades of flavor. Learning how to coax these different flavors from the world's most exotic palette simply takes a little adventure and experimentation. The Spice Library is here to get you started on your flavor adventure with information about different spices and classic spice blends. Learning the nuances of combining and cooking with different spices can seem a bit overwhelming, but Jaffrey gives the best advice for overcoming this: "plunge in." We hope you will have fun, too.