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posted April 11, 2009 11:37 PM |
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Poll Question:
What's your favorite herb?
I feel like we need some more "light" threads around here. So for fun: I like to cook (and eat), and one thing I've noticed is that a lot of people have strong feelings when it comes to herbs. My mom really doesn't like cilantro. My wife has a basil fetish. Strange? So, I was wondering: if you were stuck on a desert island and you could only flavor your food with one herb, what would it be?
(And I swear to all that is holy, if the words "socialism" or "capitalism" come up in this thread, so help me god I will hunt you down and destroy you.  )
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posted April 11, 2009 11:55 PM |
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I'm not much of a fan of herbs myself. But I'm particularly repulsed by basil.
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posted April 12, 2009 12:36 AM |
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Funny, I didn't know it was possible to be repulsed by an herb.
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posted April 12, 2009 12:37 AM |
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I'm partial to Parsley.
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posted April 13, 2009 12:50 AM |
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Herbs
Are the secret to the perfect and the worst foods in the world. I am fascinated by herbs blends.
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posted April 13, 2009 02:15 AM |
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*scanning list for any possible correlation to oppression or free market economics*
doh!
There's nothing better on a cold Sunday afternoon than a big warm bowl of minestrone. Vote oregano.
I use a basil, oregano, thyme herb formula in the ratio of 1:2:1
+spelt noodles, red kidney beans, zuchini, and carrots.
edit
I originally didn't put tomatoes on the above list because I thought it was obvious but apparently minestrone doesn't automatically=tomato base.
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posted April 13, 2009 04:22 PM |
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Edited by Lexxan at 16:23, 13 Apr 2009.
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I use parsley in like everything I cook, so I've voted for it.
I don't know whether garlic counts as a herb or not... if it does, then that is my favourite.
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posted April 13, 2009 04:45 PM |
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I'm a big fan of rosemary with chicken. I use thyme or sage on pork, and on beef I just use pepper and garlic. When I make a spegghetti sauce, I use a blend of rosemary, oregano, basil, garlic, fresh ground pepper, and red pepper.
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posted April 13, 2009 05:39 PM |
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Thyme for me. It just goes with everything and adds to anything. Great herb. Apart from herbs, I also swear to garlic and red curry, and my most recent infactuation is ginger.
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posted April 13, 2009 06:35 PM |
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Edited by Lexxan at 18:35, 13 Apr 2009.
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Yeah, I also like Thyme; They go perfectly well with Oven-roasted Potatoes and pork ^^
Laurel is great too... Excellent with Beef Stew ^^ (with matching fries ofc)
Sage makes perfect tea too  Mmmm
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posted April 13, 2009 07:11 PM |
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About the Beef Stew, I've got this nice recepe:
Stoofvlees (Belgian Beef Stew) for 4 persons
1 / 2 kg of meat (Beef ofc)
1 onion
1 bottle of Brown beer or Ale
1 Laurel leaf (you may use grinded laurel as well)
some Cloves
1 tablespoon of dried thyme
some mustard
How to prepare it:
1)Season the meat with Pepper and Salt of your liking.
2)Bake the meat in small portions in a frying Pan with some butter untill it's brown (if you put all meat in the pan at once, the pan will cool down, cause the meat to cook instead of bake, making it harder to chew)
3)When the meat is nicely brown, transfer it to a cooking pot. Add some butter.
4) Slice the Onion into rings, and bake those in the same pan where you've fryed the meat.
5) Add the onion to the meat
6) Pour half of the beer in the frying pan and mix it with the gravy. Add it to the Meat and Onions
7) Repeat this with the latter half of the beer
8) add the Thyme, Laurel and cloves to the stew
9) add the Mustard to the stew, to your own taste
10) Let the stew simmer untill the meat is nicely soft; It's perfect when it practically melts in your mouth.
11) If you use Laurel leafs and/or cloves, remove them before you serve the stew
12) Serve with parsley, and Fries.
13) Enjoy
Drinking Tip: Perfect with Dark Beer or Ale. Avoid Liquors or Wine.
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posted April 13, 2009 08:17 PM |
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Basil
Have you smelled it? awesome!.. 
I swear to Basil
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posted April 13, 2009 08:29 PM |
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Oregano all the way. But if Garlic is indeed a herb (and I doubt), it's BY FAR ze best.
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posted April 13, 2009 08:30 PM |
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@ Lex -
What cut of beef do you use for that recipe? Laurel is fantastic in stewed beef recipes like that, I agree. I usually double (or even triple) the number of leaves a recipe calls for because I love the flavor so much.
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posted April 13, 2009 09:04 PM |
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Edited by Asheera at 21:04, 13 Apr 2009.
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90% of all from that list I have no idea what they mean in Romanian or what they are lol 
But I do like Parsley.
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posted April 13, 2009 09:58 PM |
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Well suffice to say I don't really like Sage, or at least it's what my dictionary tells me
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posted April 13, 2009 10:07 PM |
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How can you not like sage? Fry it up in some butter or bacon fat and let it get nice and crispy, and then sautee some butternut squash, toss with fresh pasta, almonds and parmesan. Divine.
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posted April 13, 2009 10:09 PM |
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Well I don't cook so what you said would be way to complicated for me, but I remember that it tastes bitter, or am I talking about a different herb?
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posted April 13, 2009 10:10 PM |
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Well I guess if you ate it raw, it might be bitter.
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posted April 17, 2009 02:50 PM |
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Edited by Lexxan at 14:51, 17 Apr 2009.
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@ Lex -
What cut of beef do you use for that recipe?
Shoulder would be great for that :yummy:
Edit:
@ TheDeath: Sage Tea is really delicous though. You should try it 
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