In Mexico and Central America, a pot of traditionally cooked beans has a particular aroma and flavor, often missing from Tex-Mex renditions of this dish. This distinct aroma and flavor comes from ...

IT’S A DRIZZLY Sunday night in the Georgetown neighborhood. Jared Velazquez Ayala, dressed all in black, hands me the brown paper bag. I stick my nose in. Pungent. Unmistakable. The herb — sometimes ...

Anyone who uses beans as a significant part of their diet should know about epazote. I first learned of the remarkable gas-relieving effects of epazote in 1975 while studying Mexican and Central ...

During a recent food workshop, a friend of mine gave me a taste of a wonderful herb called epazote. He said, “I don’t know much about this, but maybe you could write an article about it. I want to ...

Herbs are a fantastic way to introduce familiar flavors into a meal. Unfortunately, some of the herbs that set Latino cooking apart can be hard to find in grocery stores, especially when fresh. Even ...