Herbs are an easy and highly personal way to add textures and aromatic flavors to a dish. But whether they’re as popular as chives or as divisive as cilantro, few can claim to be as unique and ...

In Mexico and Central America, a pot of traditionally cooked beans has a particular aroma and flavor, often missing from Tex-Mex renditions of this dish. This distinct aroma and flavor comes from ...

IT’S A DRIZZLY Sunday night in the Georgetown neighborhood. Jared Velazquez Ayala, dressed all in black, hands me the brown paper bag. I stick my nose in. Pungent. Unmistakable. The herb — sometimes ...

Epazote can be an acquired taste, and it is certainly not a common crop in vegetable or herb gardens. If you do a lot of Mexican cooking, though, you may use it regularly and have a desire to ...

We asked three chefs to incorporate an ingredient from this month’s “Food Lovers Guide: An Encyclopedia of Good Taste” into a delicious signature recipe. Here, chef John Sedlar of Playa restaurant ...

Epazote is a leafy herb with a pungent, bright flavor, with notes of citrus, mint, and oregano. It lends a savory depth to the summer squash, and pairs particularly well with dairy. Leaving the queso ...

Anyone who uses beans as a significant part of their diet should know about epazote. I first learned of the remarkable gas-relieving effects of epazote in 1975 while studying Mexican and Central ...