Pantry guide
Best Hawaij for home cooking
What Hawaij is for, which kitchens use it, and where to find a jar worth cooking with.
Why cooks start here
Yemen's two blends in one name: a soup spice and a coffee spice, both warm, both necessary.
In the International Cuisines books, Hawaij is not decoration. Add it where the recipe puts it: early if it needs fat and time, late if it is perfume.
Taste Hawaij before you empty the spoon. Fresh jars smell like themselves; tired ones smell like dust. Buy the smallest amount you will finish.