VARIOUS HERBS AND WHAT THEY ARE SOOO GOO
Source of Recipe
Aunt Saunny
Basil
A member of the mint family with leaves 1 1/2" long; mild aromatic odor; warm, sweet flavor with slight licorice taste.
Goes Well With:tomatoes, peas, squash, lamb, fish, eggs, tossed salad, cheese, duck, and potatoes.Available:whole or ground.
Bay Leaf
A green, aromatic leaf of the laurel tree; has pungent flavor.
Goes Well With:
vegetable and fish soups, tomato sauces and juice, poached fish, and meat stews.Available:whole leaf
Dill
A fruit of the parsley family; has aromatic odor with delicate caraway flavor.
Goes Well With:
fish dishes, cream and cottage cheese, potatoes, fish and vegetable salads, pickles, and tomatoes. Available:whole or ground.
Fennel
A dried fruit of herb in the parsley family; consists of tiny yellowish-brown seeds with licorice flavor.
Goes Well With:
soups, fish dishes, sauces, sweet pickles, and bread and rolls.Available:whole or ground
Marjoram
A member of the mint family with aromatic odor.
Goes Well With:
fish chowders, vegetable soups, eggs, cheese dishes, stews, roast chicken, beef, lamb, pork, and stuffings.Available:
whole or ground.
Mint
A dried leaf of the peppermint or spearmint plant with strong, sweet odor and tangy, cool taste.
Goes Well With:
jellies, fruit juices, candies, frosting, cakes, pies, lamb, ice cream, potatoes, peas, and chocolat desserts.Available:whole (dried), flaked, or fresh sprigs.
Oregano
A member of the mint family; light green in color with strong, aromatic odor and pleasantly bitter taste.
Goes Well With:
tomato sauces, pork and veal dishes, pizza, vegetable and fish salads, and chili.Available:whole or ground.
Parsley
A tiny green leaf growing in clusters on low plants; mild, slightly tangy flavor.
Goes Well With:
meat, vegetables, soups, eggs, and cheese.Available:whole, ground, or flakes.
Rosemary
A leaf of the evergreen shrub with appearance of curved pine needle; has aromatic odor with slightly piny taste.
Goes Well With:
poultry stuffing, veal and lamb roasts, potatoes, cauliflower, fish, and duck.Available:whole or ground.
Sage
A shrub of the mint family; pleasant aromatic odor and warm, slightly bitter taste.
Goes Well With:
stuffings, pork roasts, sausages, poultry, and hamburgers.
Available:leaf, rubbed, or powdered.
Savory
A member of the mint family; has aromatic odor with pungent flavor.
Goes Well With:
eggs, meats, salads, chicken, soups, and stuffings.
Available:whole or ground
Tarragon
A leaf and flower at top of plant; has pungent flavor resembling licorice
Goes Well With:
fish sauces, egg and cheese dishes, green salads, pickles, vinegar, chicken, tomatoes, and sauces for meats and vegetables. Available:whole or ground
Thyme
A member of the mint family with short brown leaves; has warm, aromatic odor with pungent flavor.
Goes Well With:
soups, clam chowders, stuffings, beef, lamb, veal and pork dishes, oysters, eggs, cheese, bean and vegetable soups, and fish. Available: whole or powdered
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