A(n) Herb will disappear from the world tomorrow forever ... Which can it NOT BE?

[mr_lebowski]

Talking about cooking here, people

What is absolutely the most indispensable herb to your kitchen and/or taste when eating out, the one you'd be the MOST bummed if it disappeared?

Feel free to add your own in the comments ... only so many slots ... some others I can think of would be Cilantro (which I left off on purpose because I'd have no choice but to choose that one ... plus to me it's more of a food than a seasoning) and Mint.

This is a tough one, isn't it?

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	Rosemary
	6 (35%)
	Thyme
	0 (0%)
	Oregano
	2 (12%)
	Basil
	7 (41%)
	Marjoram
	0 (0%)
	Parsley
	0 (0%)
	Sage
	0 (0%)
	Tarragon
	0 (0%)
	Bay
	0 (0%)
	Dill
	2 (12%)
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[pansypoo53219]

1. H is NOT a vowel! i refuse to say ERB. ITS a fucking HERB. hiss ft ft.

: )

[mr_lebowski]

7. British, are we?

Edit: Okay, I compromised and (sorta) fixed the subject line for ya

[sl8]

19. Honestly?

[Anon-C]

2. Mint.

Most of these are Lamiaceae anyway, right?

[mr_lebowski]

6. Yeah, but this isn't based on plant families ;)

You're correct, they're almost all in the Mint family, technically ...

The Lamiaceae or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint or deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs, such as basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory, marjoram, oregano, hyssop, thyme, lavender, and perilla.

[trueblue2007]

3. rosemary & country fried potatoes !!!

[appleannie1]

4. I have an herb garden and use every one of them.

Tonight I chopped basil and parsley for my Bruschetta and rosemary for my pork chops. Last night it was chopped dill weed for my fish.

[mr_lebowski]

9. That sounds awesome! Wish I had one ... (nt)

[appleannie1]

45. In the winter I put shelves in front of windows and grow basil, parsley, rosemary and thyme in pots.

I put the pots on the deck for the summer and pretty much just use the herbs in my garden then. The sage, oregano, thyme, catnip, etc. are all perennial and the cilantro, basil, and parsley reseed themselves. The plants in pots don't grow as big but produce enough for winter.

[smirkymonkey]

39. That sounds wonderful!

I would love to have a fresh herb garden! Everything is so much more delicious with fresh herbs.

[Auggie]

5. I'll choose oregano since no one has else has

[Ilsa]

26. I picked oregano, also. It is added

to a lot of other dishes that are not "Italian cuisine". But I would miss basil and bay and thyme and rosemary.

[customerserviceguy]

33. Oregano for me, too

Makes my pasta sauces what they are!

[smirkymonkey]

40. I also picked oregano.

I love it in my Italian dishes and sauces. Basil and Thyme were a close 2nd.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. The Herb that must not disappear is two: Herbert and Cannabis. . . . nt

[Coventina]

10. I went with Basil, but it was a tough choice.

I chose basil mostly because I have a basil plant, so I'm personally invested in another living creature.

[mr_lebowski]

11. I suspected from the start that Basil would win ... it's just so versatile ...

Not only is it critical for lots of Italian dishes, it's also critical for lots of SE Asian dishes, esp. Thai food (though they use different basil strains).

[mopinko]

23. i grow a lot of basil, so yeah.

i grow several kinds and i plant them all around the garden for the bees. this farmer cant live w/o it.

[kedrys]

12. Basil

There is no life without pesto.

[FakeNoose]

13. I can't live without parsley but basil is a close second

Why don't you ask which one can I do without? I'd vote for bay leaves.

[mr_lebowski]

16. That wouldn't have been as fun :) nt

[Lochloosa]

34. No way on the bay leaves.

You don't know what it does but you know when it's not there.

[Wolf Frankula]

14. Tarleck

Herb Tarleck will disappear, and except by his family, won't be missed much.

Wolf

[Ilsa]

27. I'd have missed 3 or 4 decades ago:

[tblue37]

15. I hate bay leaf and basil, but you NEED oregano for Italian food! nt

[wryter2000]

17. No pesto?

The choice wasn't even close.

[irisblue]

18. Rosemary. Take it up with Shepherd Books too.

[defacto7]

20. I choose Rosemary but second for me would be Cardamom.

[mr_lebowski]

24. Cardamom is actually a seed ... so it's a spice, but not technically a(n) herb :)

I also didn't include things like clove, coriander (cilantro seeds, at least in the US), curry, cumin, etc for the same reason.

Maybe I'll do spices in another poll though

[defacto7]

44. Oops. I should have known... I use the pods all the time.

[Dagstead Bumwood]

21. Something doesn't seem right.

The Rand Corporation/Basil Syndicate must have gotten to you people.

[NightWatcher]

22. I clicked screaming internally "Indica. Indica"

Technically I've cooked with it before

[mr_lebowski]

25. I hear ya ... but it wasn't for 'flavoring', now was it ;) (nt)

[jberryhill]

28. It's okay, basil is safe

We don’t leave it up to chance....

[Demovictory9]

29. Cilantro. And Licorice Like herbs (fennel) can disappear

[mr_lebowski]

32. See my post #31 ... (nt)

[smirkymonkey]

41. Yes, like tarragon.

Tarragon is the only herb I really can't stand.

[lunasun]

30. Cilantro for sure would be mine . Second would be lemon balm if that is even

a (n) erb, or herb whatever I know what you mean
I definitely think cilantro is though....
No cilantro what a cruel world that would be to my taste buds
Why you make me think about that
Go check my garden tomorrow make sure it’s still there now after an uneasy sleep tonight

[mr_lebowski]

31. I mentioned why I left Cilantro off ... to me it's a food, not a seasoning ...

No proper salsa? No cilantro on my street tacos? No cilantro in my Thai Food?

Are you kidding me?

There's just no way.

I figured if I put that one on it would skew the results too much ... although some people hate it (some people have a gene that makes cilantro taste like dish soap), it's just TOOOOO essential, so I chose to leave it off.

[Codeine]

35. You can't have good focaccia without rosemary.

And I don’t want to live in a world without good focaccia.

[Totally Tunsie]

36. Let's hear it for the mighty GARLIC!

Mmmmmm...I love garlic. I love the taste and I love the smell.

[mr_lebowski]

37. Doesn't quite count as a(n) herb ... but it IS great! (nt)

[Totally Tunsie]

38. Many sources credit it as a(n) herb,

although there is also reference to it as a spice or even a vegetable.

Garlic is a herb which belongs to lily family. Although garlic powder (mix with salt) considered as spice. All parts of a garlic plant like bulb, root, leaf and flowers have herbal quality and used as medicine for several remedies.Apr 4, 2018

https://www.quora.com › Is-garlic-a-herb-or-a-spice

also

World Encyclopedia
© World Encyclopedia 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005.

garlic Bulbous herb native to s Europe and central Asia. It has onion-like foliage and a bulb made up of sections called cloves, which are used for flavouring. It is also claimed to have medicinal properties. Family Liliaceae; species Allium sativum.

https://www.encyclopedia.com/plants-and-animals/plants/plants/garlic

[Major Nikon]

42. Alpert

[Kali]

43. too hard for me

I could live with out a few, but too hard to pick the one it can't be.

[Laffy Kat]

46. Cilantro.

[mr_lebowski]

47. See my post #31 :) (nt)