India, Thailand, and Indonesia are just a few places that are well-known for their rich and aromatic curries. Curry has a long and curious history, and the word itself can be hard to define, but one ...

My refrigerator is a graveyard of half-used jars. Jams, condiments, spreads, pickles — you get the idea. Even so, there’s at least one personal favorite staple I like to keep around all the time: ...

Curry pastes — which are used in Thai, Indonesian, Malaysian and Indian cooking — combine dry spices with ground fresh herbs and roots, garlic, chilies and other ingredients to form thick pastes.

It's red, but it isn't red hot. And that's why it's the sort of curry the average American is going to love. I'm talking about red curry paste, one of a literal rainbow of intensely flavorful ...