[Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] Note: Harissa is a Tunisian spice pasted made from piri-piri peppers. It can be found in cans or bottles in most major supermarkets or specialty grocers. About the author: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt is the Chief Creative...

[Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] About the author: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt is the Chief Creative Officer of Serious Eats where he likes to explore the science of home cooking in his weekly column The Food Lab. You can follow him at...

[Photographs: Leela Punyaratabandhu] Note: This recipe assumes that you have some toasted rice powder (also referred to as roasted rice powder) somewhere in your pantry. You can buy it from an Asian grocery store, but sometimes you risk ending up...