Questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with herbs as a main ingredient.
Questions tagged [herbs]
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How to wash dirty herbs in bulk
How do industrial kitchens thoroughly wash all dirt off of fresh herbs in the most efficient way possible (minimizing water use)?
Example: I have 20 kilos of fresh cilantro to wash to make a tomato salsa. The cilantro is full of dirt, so I want to…
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Why did some leaves of my fresh Fenugreek turn yellow after a few days of purchase, and how to prevent the leaves from turing yellow?
5 days after I purchased fresh Fenugreek, I noticed some of its leaves turned pale yellow.
What does that indicate, and how to prevent it (if it is a bad thing)?
The Fenugreek was placed as a tied bundle on the kitchen counter for 5 days.
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Is lavender used to season food?
In almost every kitchen herb garden (at least around here), there is lavender growing. Is there anything that uses lavender for flavoring?
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How can I use Rosemary bulbs in cooking?
I pulled out a rosemary plant today and found a number of bulbs amongst the root system. Can these be used for cooking, such as with a roast lamb? How?
I also have lots of leaves, so if the bulbs are no good I don't need to use them but I thought…
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What is this plant that sometimes accompanies parsley?
I frequently buy bunches of flat-leaf parsley. Every now and then I find one or two stems of a different-looking plant included. Here is an image, with normal flat-leaf parsley on the left. I remember it having a grassy, plausibly parsley-like…
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Is there a typical ratio for Herbes de Provence?
I know that Herbes de Provence generally contains savory, fennel, basil and thyme. Unfortunately, pre-packaged mixtures in the US usually also contain lavender. I hate lavender, it smells like my grandmother's underwear drawer. I need Herbes de…
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What is the measurable difference between dry basil and fresh?
What is the measurable difference between dry basil and fresh?
Is cooking with fresh herbs different than cooking with dry herbs?
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How do I measure frozen herbs, like dried or fresh?
I froze a lot of my herbs over the summertime, but now I'm not sure how to measure them for my recipes....Do I measure as fresh or dried?
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Do fresh herbs have properties that dried herbs do not?
I previously asked a question on if fresh chilli peppers have properties that ground/dried chlli peppers do not and the answer was the latter would have no oils, aroma, vitamin c etc.
What about the case for fresh vs dried herbs such as parsley,…
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What can I do with a lot of fresh tarragon?
My tarragon plant has gone nuts and I need ideas for using it.
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How to clean dill?
I have some fresh dill. How can the 'leaves' be easily separated from the 'stalks'? Should they be separated (I think so, but what do I know)?
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There a Difference between Chinese parsley and cilantro
Is there a difference between the two? It looks almost like cilantro?
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When to use dried herbs instead of fresh herbs
I've often heard as a rule of thumb that if you have both, go with fresh. But are there exceptions to that? Are there times when using dried herbs is preferred?
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Do nettles grow in Florida?
Where can i get nettles in Florida? I have never seen them grow around here or in any stores, and i am not even sure if they grow much in the US.
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