Russians take celebrating Easter very, very seriously. It is arguably the most important religious holiday to Russians. They celebrate for an entire week, called Holy Week, and have huge feasts. Orthodox Russians usually celebrate Easter later than Western Europe...

  Every single holiday in Italy has specific foods associated with it. During Christmas, Panettone is mandatory, Christmas Eve celebrates 7 fishes, New Year means lentils and so on and so forth. Since the ancient Romans, the egg has been...

If you’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting Japan, you likely returned home from your trip forever changed after trying the snack foods there. With Japanese snacks, it is as much about the packaging as what’s inside. The wrappers are...

Jean Naigeon was trying to make his usual mustard when he swapped vinegar for green grape juice. Now, being the son of a master vinegar maker, Naigeon was doing the unthinkable, however thanks to this historical ingredient swapping, Dijon Mustard...

A perfect blend of spicy and smoky, this vibrantly red Korean spice is flipping the culinary world upside down. Gochugaru is a coarsely ground blend of red pepper flakes made from sundried red Korean chilies. When cooking real, authentic Korean...

    Love stories are usually full of songs, poems, and grand gestures of love between two star crossed lovers who are destined to be together. They usually end with two people living happily ever after, disappearing into the sunset...

The famed Spanish rice dish, Paella, is famous around the world. Legend has it that the servants of Moorish kings created rice dishes from the mixtures of leftover items from the royal banquets. They’d take large pots of these foods...

An ingredient of many names, this Chestnut creation is spreading in popularity like wildfire. Whether you call it Chestnut Spread, Chestnut Jam, or Chestnut Puree, one thing remains the same: it is delicious. When talking about Chestnut Spread, one cannot...