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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 (32%) |
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Thyme | |
0 (0%) |
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Oregano | |
2 (11%) |
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Basil | |
9 (47%) |
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Marjoram | |
0 (0%) |
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Parsley | |
0 (0%) |
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Sage | |
0 (0%) |
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Tarragon | |
0 (0%) |
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Bay | |
0 (0%) |
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Dill | |
2 (11%) |
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pansypoo53219
(20,955 posts): )
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Edit: Okay, I compromised and (sorta) fixed the subject line for ya
sl8
(13,679 posts)Anon-C
(3,430 posts)Most of these are Lamiaceae anyway, right?
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)You're correct, they're almost all in the Mint family, technically ...
trueblue2007
(17,194 posts)appleannie1
(5,062 posts)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
(33,643 posts)appleannie1
(5,062 posts)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
(63,221 posts)I would love to have a fresh herb garden! Everything is so much more delicious with fresh herbs.
Auggie
(31,133 posts)Ilsa
(61,690 posts)to a lot of other dishes that are not "Italian cuisine". But I would miss basil and bay and thyme and rosemary.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)Makes my pasta sauces what they are!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I love it in my Italian dishes and sauces. Basil and Thyme were a close 2nd.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,966 posts)Coventina
(27,064 posts)I chose basil mostly because I have a basil plant, so I'm personally invested in another living creature.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)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
(70,023 posts)i grow several kinds and i plant them all around the garden for the bees. this farmer cant live w/o it.
kedrys
(7,678 posts)There is no life without pesto.
FakeNoose
(32,599 posts)Why don't you ask which one can I do without? I'd vote for bay leaves.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Lochloosa
(16,061 posts)You don't know what it does but you know when it's not there.
Wolf Frankula
(3,598 posts)Herb Tarleck will disappear, and except by his family, won't be missed much.
Wolf
Ilsa
(61,690 posts)tblue37
(65,227 posts)wryter2000
(46,023 posts)The choice wasn't even close.
irisblue
(32,932 posts)defacto7
(13,485 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)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
(13,485 posts)Dagstead Bumwood
(3,599 posts)The Rand Corporation/Basil Syndicate must have gotten to you people.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Technically I've cooked with it before
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)We dont leave it up to chance....
Demovictory9
(32,423 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Tarragon is the only herb I really can't stand.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)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 its still there now after an uneasy sleep tonight
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)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
(25,586 posts)And I dont want to live in a world without good focaccia.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Mmmmmm...I love garlic. I love the taste and I love the smell.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)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
(36,818 posts)Kali
(55,004 posts)I could live with out a few, but too hard to pick the one it can't be.