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Questions tagged [herbs]

Questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with herbs as a main ingredient.

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What herbs to use when baking bread, rusks and scones?

since this is my first thread and I'm not a baker myself I hope you can help me as best as possible. I'm visiting my gran on the farm this weekend - she's the amazing chef and brilliant baker. She grows her own herbs in the garden and I was hoping…
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What are some interesting herbs/spices to sprinkle over fish?

I typically just pan fry my fish (typically cod, rockfish or salmon). For cod I dip it in batter (egg+flour) and for salmon, I marinate it in a Tandoori-ish type of yogurt-based marinade. In all cases I use an impromptu made mix of spices…
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What would be good substitute for Thyme and Oregano in Chili

I'm not so good with spices, wanted to know what would be good substitutes for thyme and oregano. I'm not even sure I can pick up the taste that it adds to the chili, but one of my friends was able to taste the difference right away and tell me when…
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Rehydrating Dried Rosemary for Bread?

I love the flavor of rosemary but I don't like its prickliness. It's worse dried, but I don't even like that particular quality in fresh rosemary. I'm experimenting with a yeast bread that will include both water and fat (in this case, bacon fat). I…
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Matching herbs with meats

I'm well aware of how well rosemary and lamb goes together, but apart from that I'm a bit clueless. Is there a web page or something out there which can tell me what meat goes well with what herb/spice? If not, today I'm looking for what to use…
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What is maggiorana and how can I use it

Someone left me a jar of maggiorana and I have no clue what to do with it (other than pass it on to someone). Wikipedia says "marjoram is synonymous with oregano", but the stuff I have tastes and smells nothing like oregano. smells almost like tea…
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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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What kind of mushroom goes well with Tandoori Chicken on a pizza?

I was thinking of making a pizza with the following ingredients which I found on reddit.com. I'm looking for a dream team of herbs, spices and mushrooms to complete this. Sun dried tomato and garlic sauce Extra Cheese Onions Mushroom Roquito…
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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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How to cover up bad jenever?

Last weekend, I bought a bottle of passion fruit jenever. Normally, this tastes very sweet and has a nice fruity flavour. But unfortunately, I had to buy a brand with which I'm not familiar with. The taste of the alcohol is too present and it has an…
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How much mg/gr ginger in tea vs how grams in tea infuser

When creating ginger tea from grated/small parts of ginger it is not clear to me what is the relationship between how much mg/gr are in the tea vs the grams of grated ginger used. E.g. if using a tea infuser add 1 full teaspoon and leave in the hot…
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What to do with a large bag of dried fennel seeds

I've come into the possession of half a kilo of dried fennel seeds. I don't generally cook with it or have any meal prep ideas that I can add it to... except maybe some sort of pasta sauce? It's too bitter to snack on by itself. What's a good recipe…
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Do dried peppermint leaves lose flavor quickly in cooking?

I'm trying to figure out at which stage of cooking should I add finely chopped dried pepppermint leaves to get some minty flavor in my cooking... I tried a few times and all I get is the smell of mint but not the flavor, so I wonder if I been adding…
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Name of an herb or spice that is small, dark spines

My question is about an herb that my mother used in her spaghetti sauce, and that I did as well using her recipe... And neither of us can remember what it actually was. I remember the flavor, but could not describe it. I believe I recall how it…
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Are all these ingredients edible?

I'm cooking a Chinese soup base kit that I found in my local Asian supermarket (an amazing place!) But I'm not familiar with the ingredients. As some of them look strange and 'woody' I wanted to check if I'm supposed to fish them out like a bay leaf…
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