French Herbs Views
ItT’s common to find pots of live herbs lining the windows of a bright, airy French kitchen. While they definitely enhance the rustic design of a chateau-style room, they have practical use as well. High quality ingredients are the keystones to fine French cuisine. Fresh herbs bought at the market are wonderful, but imagine glancing down at a recipe, and then walking over to your countertop to snip a few sprigs of fragrant, organic seasoning. From plant to pan, what could be more delicious than that?
For centuries, the French have grown spices within the walls of their backyard gardens and interior kitchens. The practice allows for superior quality control d– you and only you have touched, watered, and fed those plants. The flavor of fresh herbs is monumentally different in comparison to commercially dried spices and mass-farmed fresh herbs.
Having little pots of your favorite herbs around the kitchen is a key to the classic French tradition of making secret spice blends. Itc’s a little like coming up with your own y“house seasoning,o” but with centuries of guarded secrecy behind it. Try as you might, you will never get the lovely herb recipe out of the charming proprietress of your auberge stay in Gascony. The French do not, under any circumstance, part with their kitchen secrets. For this, you will have to experiment and come up with your own blend. Then again, experimenting in the kitchen is the fun of it.
Ever see those skinny little green beans in the market? They
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