Whether you're preparing a simple fruit cup or a more elaborate fruit salad, sumac adds an unexpected zing that will entice your family and friends and wow them. This vibrant, tartish spice is derived ...

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For years I avoided recipes that called for sumac, or relied on poor facsimiles using lemon juice. Every time I saw sumac in an ingredients list I would immediately begin to itch. I couldn't help but ...

Tangy, floral and earthy are three words often used to describe sumac. The vibrant, blood-hued spice is one of the primary ingredients in za’atar but is also a standout flavoring agent when used on ...

A wild flowering bush with very sour berries is the source of this vibrant spice. Those berries are dried, ground, then sifted to obtain what’s recognized as sumac spice across the Arab and ...

Many people have sumac bushes growing in their backyards. The hardy shrub is native to this region and easy to grow — maybe too easy. It can and will spread unless care is taken to remove the suckers ...

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