Whether you consider yourself an experienced chef or you’re just starting to explore home cooking, one of the first things you should stock your pantry with are a few staple herbs and spices.

Israeli-born, French-educated chef Lior Lev Sercarz wants to change ... born in India doesn’t mean that you cannot do [cooking with Indian] spices — you should,” he said.

Seasoning with spices can be intimidating if you’re not familiar with it but handily a new set of infographics summarise all the rules you need to know. The experts at Cook Smarts, a website and ...