Consumer Trends

It turns out that the somewhat slimy liquid that results from soaking chickpeas has a variety of applications. This byproduct of the canned chickpea, or garbanzo bean, industry has been dubbed “aquafaba.” Producers of vegan foods have found that...

People have many reasons not to drink alcohol — because they’re addicts or pregnant or for other health reasons, because they don’t enjoy the effects or don’t like the taste, because they’re driving or under 21, or because they just don’t feel...

Garam Masala is a term for a wide variety of spice blends used as a finishing touch in Indian cooking, the exact content of which varies from region to region, state to state, and cook to cook. Common ingredients can include cloves, peppercorns...

Vegans remain a small percentage of the American population, but a growing number of people say they’re trying to eat less meat and dairy, whether that’s for reasons of health, lowering their carbon footprint, being kinder to animals or whatever...

The guajillo pepper is the dried form of the mirasol pepper. It has a complex fruity and smoky flavor, smooth leathery skin and medium spiciness, ranging from 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville Heat Units, which makes it usually spicier than a poblano but...