Here's everything you need to know about sumac, the tangy spice that's a key ingredient in many Middle Eastern dishes and has various other applications.

Browse the spices at a well-stocked store or market, and the selection can feel overwhelming. It's easy to purchase what's necessary for a recipe, but discovering new spice uses feels much tricker.

It’s awfully tempting to refer to it as lemony, but I think that sells this spice – a Middle Eastern staple – woefully short. Sumac, ground from a berry, is more than tart. It’s also a little floral, ...

Are you ready to try a refreshing Southern original? Give sumac berries a try. They make the South’s original lemonade, easy to make and can be described as the ‘taste of summer’ here in Alabama.

Pulverized dried sumac berries form the bright and tangy spice, popular in Middle Eastern cuisines—but sumac can do more than lend a tart earthy essence to meals. It is packed with an array of ...

This time of year, there are some shrubs that exhibit colorful fruits and seeds. These would include sumacs, wahoos (yes, wahoos), and highbush cranberry. As the photos indicate, these fruits are not ...

Native smooth sumac shrubs can light up Minnesota roadsides and arc along bike trails with orange to deep-red leaves, often providing the first wave of fall colors. But even longtime residents might ...