Dried Bay Leaves, Laurus Nobilis
$12.00
Shop Hand Picked Turkish Laurel Leaves For Cooking
Commonly used in soups, stocks, braises, Demi glacé and more dried bay leaf is a kitchen staple for almost all savory classic cooking. The leaves are added in the cooking process to impart their aromatic and flavor properties. The use of Turkish bay leaf adds depth and complexity to many dishes making this dried herb a must have in any kitchen panty.Why do you need to buy bay leaves for cooking
Hand picked Turkish bay leaves are a truly essential ingredient but do not take our word for it. Try making a chicken or turkey stock without bay leaf. The stock will work out but the result will be rather heavy and quite flat. Often lacking the dimension and depth that the bay leaf brings to the liquid.
Even some variations of Indian Garam Marsala use bay leaf.
Fresh bay leaves or dried bay leaves what is the difference?
Most fresh bay leaves in the United States come from bay trees grown in California. Though these not the same as those from the mediterranean. California bay leaves comes from the Umbellularia californica, it is a member of the Lauraceae family but true bay leaves come from Laurus nobilis.
Facts about Slofoodgroup Bay Leaves
Ingredients: Hand Selected Whole Bay Leaves
Flavor profile: herbal, a touch of eucalyptus, sweet
Shelf life: 36 months
Storage: Store in a cool dry area in tightly close container
Country of origin: Turkey
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