Why do they elevate one’s culinary game…oh idk… say, 2 or 3 notches?
>>21890595dis nigga eating leaves!
>>21890595All the brainlets claiming they do nothing haven't apparently heard of just using more. Guess what, dried herbs (yes, bay is part of the herbs, not spices) tend to be weaker than fresh ones.
>>21890615>yes, bay is part of the herbs, not spicesliterally no one thinks bay leaf is a spice
>>21890595because they're worth 2 or 3 bams.
>>21890615thisI put like 4-5 in my Chicken Adobo and it makes a big difference if you forget themIt adds a nice piney herbal depth
>>21890615im just now realizing ive never seen a fresh bay leaf
>>21890595I made red beans tonight. It's Fat Tuesday, so had a craving for creole food.Anyway, I made it from scratch with Camilia brand beans, that exact brand of bay leaf, thyme, fresh parsley, cayenne, paprika, black pepper, and yellow onion, green bell, celery, fresh garlic. Anyway, absolutely would be missing the bay without it. It simmered hours.Crystal hot sauce to finish on my plate!
>>21891591I literally potted a bay laurel (Lauris Nobilis) about three weeks ago and access to fresh bay leaves has definitely made a difference to my cooking. Plant was $18, potting mix was $10, perlite was $10, pot was $20. Worth every penny.
>>21891670nice
>>21891670Lovely!I have an allspice tree in the yard, it's pretty runty. I am sure you could keep it just fine in a small pot. I can't resist snapping off a leaf whenever I walk by it to the dock. It smells sooo good! The leaves can add to your smoker when making jerk pork or chicken on the grill, which is very traditional.
>>21891718I use cumin, turmeric, peas and fresh bay leaves to make rice for Indian and Mexican dishes.
Jokes aside. Do they even do anything? I can't seem to taste the difference.
>>21893381Next time you boil pasta, throw a few of those bad boys into the water and taste the difference.
>>21890595more like placebo leaves
