Ground Sumac Berries are used to enhance the flavor of your recipes, similar to how salt does. Because of that, sumac spice is great in homemade marinades & dressings, as well for rubbing on meats. Dried sumac seasoning has a bit of a tart sumac taste, and pairs well with many other herbs and spices.
These dried ground sumac berries are tart and lemony in overall flavor. Uses for sumac pair well with allspice, cumin, garlic, paprika, and thyme.
Cooking with sumac brings out the flavor in your dishes, similar to salt. Use sumac to season rice dishes and kebobs. Mix ground sumac seeds with vegetables, like onions, and then use as a condiment for meats, marinades or salad dressings.
What is sumac spice?
Sumac spice is a reddish-purple berry found on wild bushes in the Middle East. It's a popular seasoning, whether dried berries or ground sumac, in Middle Eastern cooking.
What does sumac taste like?
Sumac is tart, fruity & lemony, with a slight sweetness and a hint of floral notes.
How do I use sumac in cooking?
Use ground sumac when cooking to help bring out, or enhance, the flavor in your foods (kind of similar to salt)!
Is sumac edible?
Sumac berries used for culinary purposes are edible, unlike the poisonous sumac plant which is unrelated.
Sumac berries are picked, dried and ground into a coarse powder before being used in the cooking process. This powder is used to flavor salad dressings, meats, rice dishes and kebobs. Sumac can also be mixed with other vegetables such as onions and used as a condiment. Before the Romans learned of lemons, they used sumac for its sour and pleasantly astringent taste. They called it Syrian sumac.
Rhus coriaria
Sumach
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Lamb chop: Brush lamb with olive oil, season with salt, pepper, and sumac before roasting.
Scallops: Sprinkle 1/2 tsp. over 1 pound of scallops after searing to add a citrus note.
MSG-Free
Dairy-Free
Gluten-Free
Onion-Free
Garlic-Free
Black Pepper-Free
Corn-Free
Capsicum-Free
Sweetener-Free
Sugar-Free
Sesame-Free
Vegetarian
Vegan
Keep things light and refreshing with crisp lettuce cups filled with juicy marinated chicken and a simple cucumber salad. Top them with a nutty yogurt sauce and a sprinkle of zesty sumac for a meal that looks as good as it tastes!
No tahini in the house? No problem! This recipe creatively uses sesame seeds to get that classic tahini flavor into a truly simple and very savory hummus.
This simple yet elegant soup has lovely layers of flavor and highlights the uniquely Mediterranean combination of spearmint and sumac.
Keep things light and refreshing with crisp lettuce cups filled with juicy marinated chicken and a simple cucumber salad. Top them with a nutty yogurt sauce and a sprinkle of zesty sumac for a meal that looks as good as it tastes!
No tahini in the house? No problem! This recipe creatively uses sesame seeds to get that classic tahini flavor into a truly simple and very savory hummus.
This simple yet elegant soup has lovely layers of flavor and highlights the uniquely Mediterranean combination of spearmint and sumac.
