According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, flavor is the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth. Aroma follows similar lines on this, like flavor and it is defined as a distinctive, pervasive, and usually pleasant or savory smell. 

Any food substance that helps us to accentuate this sense of flavor and aroma is helpful in creating delectable food while cooking. One such substance in the world of cooking is spices, herbs and their blends. Thanks to the chemoreceptors in humans, we are bound to our mom’s cooking and our grandma’s apple pie bakes. By creating food that is memorable and that awakens senses we – the chefs can make our ways into the hearts of our family, friends or our customers and win their appreciation. 

Where do these spices and herbs come from? Spices come from the fruit, berry, flower, bark, seed or the root of a plant. Herbs come from the leaves and delicate stems of the plant. You can use the spices as a whole to infuse their flavors in cooking liquids or grind them up and use them to flavor recipes. You can even add several ground spices to a spice recipe and make a blend of them. 

Whole spices are generally used to prepare broths, soups, sauces, stews, teas, in infusions, etc. Usually, the whole spices are filtered out or gently fished out from the liquid before offering the dish. On the contrary, the spice blends usually are in the ground form of a powder and they become an integral part of the dish and impart their flavor and aroma in the recipes they are incorporated in. You can use spice blends as rubs, in sauces, in curries and produce baked goodies with them. 

Whether you use whole spices or ground spices or a combo of spices as spice blends, it is essential to bloom them before use. There are different ways of blooming the spices, but most commonly we either dry bloom the spices/spice blends or bloom them in oil. Our Pear Spice Blooming Techniques will help you understand and learn these techniques right so that you can apply them in a matter of 2 minutes or less in your kitchen. 

By concocting a balance of different spices and herbs in just the right proportions, we can create magic in our kitchen just like our mom did. And that is where we can help you by providing you with spice blends available at your fingertips and with a click of a button on your computer or on your mobile phone. We have already done the hard work for you so that you can craft your mouth-watering dishes at home. If you need more guidance on recipes and how to use them in your everyday creations, our paid everyday gourmet cooking courses can help make a greater difference. 

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