Have you ever looked at a jar of black pepper and thought it looked a little too perfect? You know the kind: jet-black, mirror-shiny, and looking like they belong in a high-gloss magazine ad rather than your kitchen. While we’ve been trained to think "shiny...

If you’ve ever stood in the spice aisle or scrolled through a health food website, you’ve likely noticed something curious. There isn't just one type of "cinnamon." Behind that warm, woody aroma lies a tale of two spices: Ceylon and Cassia. While they...

If you have a jar of cinnamon in your kitchen cabinet right now, there’s a nearly 90% chance it isn’t "true" cinnamon. Most of the cinnamon sold in supermarkets across the globe is actually Cassia, a cheaper, more pungent relative of the spice we’ve come to...