Yuzu, galangal, togarashi, za'atar, ras el hanout - it's time to widen your food world and explore some new tastes Ingredients come and go, but in the past couple of years, a handful of new ones have ...

North African cuisine is far from one-note: Morocco is famous for its fragrant tagines; Tunisian dishes are often punched up with fiery harissa; and in Algeria, slow-cooked couscous plates and stews ...

The spice mix ras el hanout is known to contain various aphrodisiacs and always a bit of mystery. It stars in this dish that will sweep you off your feet. By Yotam Ottolenghi Credit...Photograph by ...

Whip up an easy and healthy dinner in no time with this spicy chicken traybake. We've replaced potatoes with root vegetables to reduce the carbohydrates and included plenty of spice to turn up the ...

When it comes to dinner parties, I often cook lamb. It is available year-round (except for the extra-tender, pale-pink spring lamb) and has so much flavour that it is hard to ruin. I usually roast a ...

Preheat oven to 250 degrees celsius. Smoosh in all the spices together with the room temperature butter. Score the lamb fat/skin into 2cm square pattern (these little squares will expand and crisp up ...

Big business: ras el hanout is extremely popular in Morocco, but no two spice blends are the same Credit: Photo: Rachel Smith "I have some ras el hanout in brut form, which is forty years old, and ...

Whip up an easy and healthy dinner in no time with this spicy chicken traybake. We've replaced potatoes with root vegetables to reduce the carbohydrates and included plenty of spice to turn up the ...

Farid Zadi is finishing off a tagine of lamb shanks braised with nuts and apricots in spicy tomato sauce, the crown of a meal that includes four Algerian salads and the flaky filo snacks called brik.

Ras el hanout, which translates literally as "head of the shop", originated in the Meghribi villages of North Africa. It is a complex and distinctive mix of about 20 to 27 spices and herbs, the ...