Condiments, Sauces & Pastes

This sweet-and-sour glaze is good on fish, chicken, ribs—you name it. 

Rice Krispies Treats meet sesame halva in these savory-sweet six-ingredient bars (salt doesn’t count!).

Whether you prefer the buttery richness of classic party mix, or you’re on the sugarcoated puppy chow team, this recipe has you covered. 

Swapping tahini for the mayonnaise that you typically see in classic Caesar salads keeps things creamy but adds nutty earthiness to the tangy mustard and funk from Parmesan cheese.

Steamed broccolini dressed with a salty-sweet sesame sauce is a bright, palate-cleansing side dish.

The thing that makes this satisfying, spicy-tangy salad so great? It’s equally as delicious served warm for dinner as it is eaten cold for lunch the next day.

This creamy, spicy-sweet dip pairs with leftover rotisserie chicken, jammy eggs, cucumber spears, and roasted sweet potatoes for the perfect desk-friendly lunch.

Miso and 100% whole wheat flour add salty-nutty complexity to this super tender crumb cake.

An irresistibly creamy hummus with a spiced pistachio dukkah on top.

The glaze for these ribs combines Korean gochujang and Italian Calabrian chiles, and it works beautifully.

This just-sweet-enough, chewy-but-firm bar is bound together by peanut butter and honey.

Yeah, they're better than any free meditation app.

It’s nutty, super creamy, and near-savory.

Triple the sesame, triple the fun. Tahini teams up with toasted sesame seeds and toasted sesame oil to balance the sweetness of late summer peaches with rich, earthy nuttiness.

This fast miso-curry paste and handfuls of charred green beans and peas transform skinless, boneless chicken breasts into a highly craveable dinner.

If you're not riding the harissa train, you're missing out, bud!

This recipe requires you to chop a grand total of zero vegetables. What's the shortcut? Harissa, a North African pepper sauce that brings the flavor (so you don't have to).

Everyone questioned why the world needed another veggie burger recipe until they saw how easy and Monday-nightable this one is.

Steaming offers extreme speed and high hydration, which means that whatever you cook—from seasonal vegetables to proteins—will be done quickly and always moist.

The tastiest rice is seasoned sushi rice.

The silkiest, creamiest tahini money can buy—and no separation, ever.

Knowing that garlicky peanut sauce is just a click away sparks great joy.

Everything you need to know about buying, storing, and cooking with this pantry staple.

The story of a couple who inherited a fledgling miso company and turned it into the small-but-mighty producer of our favorite miso around.