I grew up in a South Indian household, and the first kitchen task I was given as a child was making tamarind paste. My mom would pour hot water over a small golf ball–sized piece of dark brown ...

From chocolate chili to Brussels sprouts with honey, foodies everywhere are pairing their favorite sweet and savory ingredients. Not sure how to combine sugary flavors with salty and spicy ones? Here ...

Although “sweet potato” and “yam” are often used interchangeably, they are different vegetables. Sweet potatoes are easier to find and a bit more nutritious. Yams are starchier but still tasty and ...

Amelia Schwartz is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor who has been covering food, beverage, and culture for over seven years. She is currently an editor at Food & Wine magazine, focusing on trends and ...

Sweet potatoes. Candied yams. Both are common holiday dishes, but what the heck is the difference between a yam and a sweet potato? Honestly, it’s kind of confusing, but we’re here to walk you through ...

The act of eating is so habitual, it's easy to forget we're engaging in a sensory experience that helps us decode flavor. The bites that make our taste buds sing occur because signals sent to the ...

Ann Taylor Pittman is a Senior Food Editor at Food & Wine. She is a writer, recipe developer, editor, and cookbook author with more than 26 years of experience in food media. Fantastically nutty ...

Sweet potatoes and yams are two different vegetables, but both ingredients are complex and nutrient-dense high-fiber starches of the kind routinely recommended for a diabetes-friendly diet. These two ...