And when you consider smoking foods, think of
the wood as a spice to add flavor instead of just being a fuel.
Not exact matches
«To have it
as a cask strength expression
as well now — it takes all of those flavors, that rich
wood, that toffee, that
spice, and it raises up the level because of the intensity of cask strength.»
The caravans carried enormous amounts of silks, gems,
spices, and
woods from India, plus porcelain from China and less exotic cargo such
as dried fish, says Emily Boak, a UChicago heritage analyst.
Connecticut claims the honor nonetheless, but most people know it
as the Nutmeg State because the
spice was expensive in early colonial days and some from Connecticut sold fake
spices carved of
wood.
Cereal grains, which were less profitable than other commodities, didn't often find their way to Iceland's remote fjords, and without access to much salt or naturally occurring
spices, Viking settlers preserved what little they had by smoking it (often with sheep dung,
as wood was scarce, too) or keeping it in sour whey.
And
as you stroll through historic Stone Town, you will find several shops selling
spices along with
wood carvings, Zanzibari chests, clothes, jewelry, paintings, and antiques.