It could be said that garden herbs are always rich in types that contribute effectively to wonderful dishes. Herbs are very popular additional food in our daily cooking. The simple or complicated recipes all need some kinds of herbs to become more tastily.
There are thousand kinds of herbs but we could list out some familiar one to western and eastern cuisine. And there are many things attached with herbs to tell about. If you are concern strongly, the herbs and story will bring you the interesting details related. However, this article mentions about some typical herbs in western dishes for you to review one more time.
It is so not difficult to list some kinds of herbs in the garden herbs as parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, oregano, basil, saffron, marjoram, bay leaf, tarragon, mint, savory, fennel, chive, lavender etc. They are so popular in western cuisine in common, and especially in Europe and Mediterranean. Have a look of them with some features interested to make your dishes to be more delicious:
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Parsley
Parsley is one of the very popular names in garden herbs. It includes flat and curly parsley which the flat one is stronger in flavor. This herb is rich in iron, sodium and vitamin C, and could be added to the soups, sauces, stews etc. It may help to increase the flavor of the dish. It’s also used to decorate in cooking, and mostly added when the dish has been completed.
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Sage
This is a strong flavor herb with a little bitter. It gets well with poultry, pork and sauces and some vegetable such as eggplant, tomato, beans. Commonly, this herb makes the greasy and buttery dishes become more tastily.
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Basil
In the garden herbs, basil is also the very popular type such as parsley. It has a special slightly sweet, hot, bitter flavor and odor. Basil brings the freshness to the dish, especially soups, salads, pasta, fish and poultry. It is popular used in Mediterranean, especially Italy and France.
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Rosemary
It is famous with its very sweet-smelling, it could be used in many dishes such as dishes from pork, chicken, mutton, rabbit meat, beef, salmon, potato, mushroom, green pea… But it is especially use to marinating and grilling. The turkey in Thanksgiving is usually cooked with this herb.
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Thyme
This is herb which needs time to get flavor, so it is usually cooked with soups and stews.
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Oregano
Oregano has strong flavor and is a very familiar herb in pizza.
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Marjoram
This type has flavor like oregano but slighter. It could be used in cooking with meats, vegetables and soups and mostly cooked in short time to keep flavor.
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Saffron
Saffron is a famous and expensive herb in the garden herbs from Spain. It is usually cooked with seafood and could give the great flavor and odor to the dish.
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Bay leaf
Bay leaf is popular in Europe. It brings the sweet-smelling to the soups and stews. It is mostly used as dried.
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Tarragon
It is herb with slightly anise odor. It’s very popular in France. It could be used in dishes from egg, poultry, sea food, carrot, mushroom…
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Mint
Mint has pungent flavor and sweet smell. It is used widely in desserts and decoration.
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Lavender
This is herb with very famous sweet-smelling flower. It is usually used dried in cake, tea, wine, honey and dishes from meat to enrich their odor.
