Healthy Ways to Make Food Taste Better

You may wonder about the difference between a spice and an herb; they’re similar because they both come from plants. Sometimes herbs and spices even come from the same plant, as is the case with coriander and cilantro. The difference is in the part of the plant they come from — an herb is a leaf, while a spice comes from the root (e.g., ginger), the bloom (e.g., cloves), fruit (e.g.,vanilla), seeds (e.g., cumin) or bark (e.g., cinnamon). Spices have added bonuses, too! One study found using Asian spices like turmeric and cumin with meats cooked at high temperatures may help reduce levels of potentially cancer-causing chemicals.