Eucalyptus leaves may have therapeutic benefits, from reducing discomfort to freshening breath. You can drink eucalyptus tea but avoid eucalyptus oil as it can be harmful even in small amounts.

Chickpeas get the tagine treatment with a Moroccan-style combination of warming, aromatic and briny flavours from ginger, ...

Kombu is one of the longest-lasting and economical umami staples ... they get the salt treatment. The addition of shiso leaves (read on for even more info) to pickled ume is a combination that works ...

Burning bay leaves is a traditional practice that some believe offers health benefits. But there’s little evidence to support these claims. Plus, doctors do not recommend burning and inhaling ...

During the spring and summer the leaves have served as factories where most of the foods necessary for the tree's growth are manufactured. This food-making process takes place in the leaf in numerous ...

This story appears in the October 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. We have all held leaves, driven miles to see their fall colors, eaten them, raked them, sought their shade.

The beauty of fall lies in the variety of shades – you’ll find crimson, golden-yellow and purplish-red leaves in many parts of the U.S. This color palette is also associated with other autumn ...

(The overall technique of drying, pulverizing, and then mixing whole tea leaves into water to drink dates back even earlier, to tenth-century China.) Today, with their proliferation in countless ...

Chef Hayashi heads to the city of Hakodate to visit the people involved in the production of kombu kelp, the foundation of Japanese cuisine. 1. Cut the kombu (after making dashi broth) into fine ...

Ready-washed salad leaves are convenient but deteriorate quickly and sometimes are rinsed with chemical mixtures to prolong their shelf life. Look instead for those that have been washed only in ...

Northern Indiana leaves will shift colors first, followed by the rest of the state. By the end of October, leaves are expected to be past peak in most of Indiana. Fall foliage guide:Where to see ...