Ingredient encyclopedia · Spices
A spice — concentrated flavor that blooms in fat and fades with age.
Keep it fresh
Storage & shopping
Storage
Airtight jar, dark cupboard. Whole spices keep about a year; ground, half that.
Put it to work
Recipes with red pepper flakes
Avocado Toast
Modern · Breakfast
Shrimp Scampi
Italian-American · Dinner
General Tso's Chicken
Chinese-American · Dinner
Garlic Butter Shrimp
Modern · Dinner
Classic Tuna Poke
Hawaiian · Lunch
Chimichurri
Argentinian · Sauce
…and 17 more in the cookbook.