Tag: flavor

There were two families, newly arrived here from China. One came from Sichuan, a remote and verdant land of rivers and mountains that joins Tibet to central China – a land whose fiery, complex flavor-packed cuisine is famous worldwide. The other was from Fujian, that outward-looking coastal province of seafarers and traders. The families met in America and decided...

Sodium is a mineral that occurs naturally in some foods – but most of the time, it gets added to our diets through processed items and an enthusiastic overuse of the salt shaker. However, while sodium can seem ‘bad,’ it’s an essential nutrient that keeps our bodies functioning properly, says Katie Eliot, Ph.D., RDN, an associate professor with the...