It is really very popular. I can remember when you couldn't buy it unless you went to Asian shops but now its in all the supermarkets. Trouble is it goes limp quickly so I get pots rather than packs.
Which fresh herbs do you use the most?
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It is really very popular. I can remember when you couldn't buy it unless you went to Asian shops but now its in all the supermarkets. Trouble is it goes limp quickly so I get pots rather than packs.
rascal
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Sage I grow as well, I love a roast chicken with sage and onion stuffing.
Russ
Russ
The U.S. and Mexico call coriander cilantro...i use it often in beans with oregano, garlic, and pepper.
Do you guys ever use cuban oregano? I use it fresh or dry it and keep it in a jar. Its very strong and you don't need much...here is a photo of my plant. The leaves are much larger and fleshier than italian oregano and fuzzy.
Do you guys ever use cuban oregano? I use it fresh or dry it and keep it in a jar. Its very strong and you don't need much...here is a photo of my plant. The leaves are much larger and fleshier than italian oregano and fuzzy.
rascal
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Od, never heard of that one or seen it. My oregano is a lot smaller.
Russ
Russ
I never heard of this. Apparently its a succulent and goes by various names besides Cuban oregano (says Wiki):
Before we moved into the mountains, where anything I grow gets eaten by the wildlife upon whose turf I am intruding, I used to have an herb box that measured roughly 1m by 4m (3'x12').
In it, I grew horseradish, rosemary, lemon thyme, chives, sage, parsley.
In another area by the veggie garden, I grew mint, chervil, creeping thyme, wild garlic, garlic chives, and cilantro.
Those were my halcyon days of cooking with fresh herbs.
I miss being able to walk outside, snip a few plants, and create somrthing tasty with them.
In it, I grew horseradish, rosemary, lemon thyme, chives, sage, parsley.
In another area by the veggie garden, I grew mint, chervil, creeping thyme, wild garlic, garlic chives, and cilantro.
Those were my halcyon days of cooking with fresh herbs.
I miss being able to walk outside, snip a few plants, and create somrthing tasty with them.
How lovely - can you really not grow anything in the mountains?
Indeed - the coriander in the poll is the same as cilantro.
epicuric
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I am surprised that both sage and oregano are not on the list. They would not be in my top three, but would be fourth and fifth.
There are just too many critters that eat everything in sight. Plus the soil is very poor. Yes, the latter can be augmented, but for naught if the animals get to it.
You'd have to build a pen around your garden like Fort Knox in order to keep them out. It has to be 8 feet or higher, or the deer will just jump over, and it has to go 2 feet into the ground to keep out burrowing animals like groundhogs. Digging a trench 2 feet deep around the circumference by hand is extremely difficult due to all of the boulders just below the surface.
Finally, it has to be strong enough to stop a 300 or 400 lb bear.
rascal
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Here in nz we don't have all the critters you describe, therefor I can just go outside and pick fresh herbs. I planted some horse radish around the back where I hardly ever go. I must go check it. I love it.
Russ
Russ
MrsDangermouse
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I grow most of my herbs in the garden: bay, rosemary, thyme, tarragon, sage, oregano, mint, chives & wild garlic - which I use either fresh or dried, depending on the time of year. I've not had much luck growing parsley and corriander from seed so I tend to buy them frozen. Basil is another one I prefer to grow rather than buy, but I didn't grow any this year.
Blimey! What about a greenhouse - or would they smash it down?
I find frozen coriander is OK to put in cooked dishes but its not much use for salads or sprinkling over food - although I haven't tried the brand in your link.