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 ...

Here's everything you need to know about sumac, the tangy spice that's a key ingredient in many Middle Eastern dishes and has various other applications.

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 summer trip to the Greek islands and Cyprus left me pining for Mediterranean food. Yasmin Khan’s latest cookbook, “Ripe Figs,” is the perfect cure for that craving. Her recipe for Pomegranate and ...

Browse the spices at a well-stocked store or market, and the selection can feel overwhelming. It's easy to purchase what's ...

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 ...