Soup often requires more seasoning than you'd think. This one condiment can give it an earthy, briny, and very savory flavor.

Umami demands attention, precision, and understanding. It remains widely misunderstood, yet is an essential flavor in the ...

From chopped kimchi to jarred pesto, these flavor-packed ingredients instantly upgrade homemade or store-bought mayo for ...

I love doing this with all of my sauces; it adds a barely-there salinity, umami and savory note, a familiar flavor profile running through the sauce — which is then further emboldened if you ...

cookbook author Raquel Pelzel adds soy sauce to jarred tomato sauce to give it a boost of umami flavor. Instead of making classic pizza sauce, legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola spreads this ...

Zuppa forte traditionally was made with odds and ends of meats, including offal, but in our cookbook, “Milk Street 365: The ...

Mix two tablespoons of white miso paste with one tablespoon each of rice vinegar and sesame oil, and one teaspoon honey for balance. Whisk together until smooth before drizzling over fresh greens or ...

Taste and season with salt and pepper, then stir in the basil. Serve topped with dollops of ricotta. EDITOR’S NOTE: For more recipes, go to Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street at 177milkstreet ...

A combination of deeply browned tomato paste and canned whole tomatoes, blended until smooth and simmered in a skillet, yields a sauce with concentrated flavor. Don’t use canned tomato puree or ...