Ever since incense first arrived in Japan in the sixth century, around the same time as Buddhism, the “way of incense," or kodo has become increasingly refined. It’s a fascinating aspect of local ...

Talk about being tiny but mighty! Cloves (scientific name Syzygium aromaticum) — often touted as a super-spice — are the tiny, dried flower buds of the Syzygium aromaticum tree, and are one of the ...