“People say that a recipe is, like a map but the flavor the flavor of the food is what makes it special. The flavor is what you experience when you eat it that is the journey of the recipe the flavor of the food.”

Welcome to Masalaway. This is not a bunch of recipes. You have found a place that is all, about cooking. Masalaway is where people who love food come to learn about the ways of making delicious meals. The kitchen is a place where you can be creative and make all sorts of tasty things. Masalaway is here to help you with that.

In a world where people eat meals that’re ready really fast and cook food using shortcuts something important is missing: the connection between the person cooking the heat from the stove and the traditions that are passed down. We want to help people find this connection again. Our goal is easy to understand but really meaningful. We want to change the way people think about the kitchen. We do not just want people to cook food we want people to know the reasons behind cooking, like the kitchen and the food and the cooking and why things sizzle when they are cooked.

Our Philosophy: The Three Forms of Flavor

We have figured out how to make the kitchen an organized place. It is, like a dance that anyone can learn. We teach you to respect the kitchen.

The Pop:

This is the moment when a whole seed meets oil and it releases everything it has inside. It is like the seed is giving up all its lifes work in that one instant. The Pop is really something it is the moment when a whole seed meets hot oil.

The Base:

It is, about cooking the aromatics very slowly. This process is called caramelization. The Base is what gives a dish its flavor. The slow and patient cooking of the aromatics is what makes The Base so good. It is the foundation of a meal. The Base is what makes a dish really delicious.

The Dust:

It is the powders that you use at the end to make your food look nice. The Dust gives your food color. It is what people remember about the meal after they are done eating. The Dust is what stays with you.

Your Journey through the Land

You are exploring the Indian Way, which’s all about the deep resonance of Mortars and Masalas.. Maybe you are mastering the Chinese Way, which is really, about the lightning-fast Fire and Woks. Some people find comfort in the Global Way of Griddles and Grains. No matter what you do you are part of a lineage of makers a lineage of the Indian Way, the Chinese Way and the Global Way makers.

A cook is only as good, as the tools they have and the ingredients they use. This is why our Trading Post is not a store. It is a special place where we pick out the best things for you. We sell the spices that we use when we cook at home and the strong utensils that will last a long time and can be given to our children one day.

Why We Are Here

Masalaway is here to help you feel good, about cooking. We want you to know that you do not need a lot of ingredients to make something. You just need to know how to use the ingredients you already have. Masalaway is here to help people who are just starting out with cooking and are scared and also help them become like the people who have been cooking for a long time and just know what to do.

Take a seat at our table. Look at the things we have learned and written down. Get your mortar. Pestle ready. It is time to stop doing what everyone else does and start making the flavor of the food you are cooking really good. The flavor needs to bloom. That is what we are going to do with our food. We are going to make the flavor bloom.

Welcome to Masalaway.