What herbs are commonly used in western food?
1. rosemary:
The leaves are long and narrow, thinner than the common lavender. You can feel that the natural essential oil of rosemary has a slight sticky feeling and a strong aroma similar to camphor from bottom to top along the whole plant. In western food, vertical rosemary is often used; Creeping rosemary with purple flowers is very beautiful and is often used to beautify the environment. In western food, rosemary is often chopped and mixed with seasonings to pickle sheep, pigs and chicken chops for cooking in an oven or on a fire. Rosemary, basil (parsley) and sweet basil are the most widely used herbs in western food. Shopkeepers may use 1 sticks to set the plate, which can be eaten raw, but the taste will be rich.
Daily application: fresh ball bottle
Ingredients: edible olive oil 10ml, 5 drops of rosemary essential oil, rosemary 1 segment, 2cm in length.
Pour olive oil and rosemary essential oil into the ball bottle, then add rosemary to increase the overall visual effect. You can carry it with you Storage time: it needs to be kept in a cool place, and the storage time is about 1 ~ 3 months. However, it is recommended to use it as soon as possible because it is easy to get wet.
Storage time: the storage period is about 1 year. If there is moisture on the surface of rosemary, be sure to wipe it clean with a paper towel to avoid mildew in the bottle in the future.
2. Sweet basil:
In addition to sweet basil commonly used in western food, there are purple basil and lemon basil. The shape of sweet basil is very similar to the nine-story tower that Taiwan Province loves, but the aroma of sweet basil is not as choking as the nine-story tower, but delicate, like cloves; The edible part of a leaf after flowering. Sweet basil, pine nuts, garlic, cheese, salt and olive oil are mixed together and mashed with a conditioning machine to become a common green sauce in western food, which can be used to enhance the flavor of pasta. It can be eaten raw when it is used to set dishes, but it has a strong flavor.
Daily application: salt and pepper
Ingredients: 6 grams of basil, pepper 1 g, 6 grams of salt.
Mix and crush the ingredients with conditioner, put them next to the dehumidifier 1 night, dehydrate and bottle. It can be used as common salt to cook vegetables or rice and noodles, but the dosage needs to be more than common salt 1 times.
Storage time: it needs to be kept in a cool place, and the storage time is about 1 ~ 3 months. However, it is recommended to use it as soon as possible because it is easy to get wet. In addition to dehumidifying, you can also fry in the pot for about 3 ~ 5 minutes, or you can dehumidify.
3.parsley
Also known as parsley and basil, they are divided into flat-leaf parsley (right) and rolled-leaf parsley (left), both of which have similar aroma to celery; Flat-leaf coriander is often used in western food, and rolled-leaf coriander is often used to set dishes because of its poor taste. Both of them, like coriander in Taiwanese cuisine, belong to herbs that are often added before cooking in western food, and are used in noodles and rice dishes in western food. This dish can be eaten raw, but it will be rich in flavor.
Daily application: Chili sauce
Ingredients: coriander120g, pepper10g, garlic15g.
Mix and crush the materials with conditioner or chop them with a knife, and then mix them evenly with 100ml oil and a little black pepper and salt.
Storage time: it needs to be stored in cold storage, and the storage time is about 3 months.
4. Thyme:
Common primary thyme and lemon thyme. Primary thyme, commonly used in western food, has a musk-like aroma and has a bactericidal effect. It is usually used with sage to remove the fishy smell of seafood and fish. The common cooking method is to take a part of thyme leaves and roast them with fish. Shops may be used to set dishes and can be eaten raw, but they are rich in flavor.
Daily application: mouthwash
Ingredients: 50 ml of spirits (such as tequila, vodka and sorghum) with 40-50% alcohol content, with thyme 1/3 bowls.
Put the materials into a common glass container, let stand for 1 week, and add 6 ~ 7 times of cold water to mix when using.
Storage time: it needs to be kept in a cool place, and the storage time is about 1 year.