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Dried tarragon leaves. French tarragon is the variety used for cooking in the kitchen [8] and is not grown from seed, as the flowers are sterile; instead, it is propagated by root division. Russian tarragon (A. dracunculoides L.) can be grown from seed but is much weaker in flavor when compared to the French variety. [7]
A living tradition, such as cooking, is always subject to variation and re-creation. For example, in his memoirs, the late Pierre Franey, former chef at Le Pavillon and long-time New York Times columnist, vividly recalled his trepidation when as a teenaged apprentice chef, he was ordered to prepare a simple "omelette aux fines herbes—three eggs, chervil, parsley, tarragon, chives—the first ...
A. dracunculus (tarragon) is widely used as a culinary herb, particularly important in French cuisine. Artemisia vulgaris (mugwort) was used to repel midges (mug > midge), fleas and moths, intestinal worms, and in brewing (mugwort beer, mugwort wine) as a remedy against hangovers and nightmares.
Tagetes lucida - MHNT. Tagetes lucida is a perennial plant native to Mexico and Central America.It is used as a medicinal plant and as a culinary herb.The leaves have a tarragon-like scent, with hints of anise, and it has entered the nursery trade in North America as a tarragon substitute.
Béarnaise sauce (/ b ər ˈ n eɪ z /; French: [be.aʁ.nɛz] ⓘ) is a sauce made of clarified butter, egg yolk, white wine vinegar, and herbs. It is regarded as a "child" of hollandaise sauce. [1] The difference is in the flavoring: béarnaise uses shallot, black pepper, and tarragon, while hollandaise uses white pepper or a pinch of cayenne.
Tarragon, peas [44] Aphids, [6] Japanese beetles, [6] mites, [6] cabbage looper, ants, cabbage maggot, fruit borers, red spider mites, slugs [89] Grapes [40] See Alliums entry for more info. Peas and garlic when planted closely together suppress each other's growth; however the profit over land area used is higher. [44] Tarragon makes garlic ...
Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa = French tarragon Link to page in Internet Archive, accessed Jan. 7th 2015. source 4 [National Plant Germplasm System (GRIN)]: GRIN just lists both "French tarragon" and "Russian tarragon" in the section "common names" for "Artemisia dracunculus L.". Link to page itself (couldn't be archived); accessed Jan. 7th ...
Bouquet garni of thyme, bay leaves, and sage, tied with a string A bouquet garni in cranberry sauce. The bouquet garni (French for "garnished bouquet"; pronounced [bukɛ ɡaʁni] [1] [2]) is a bundle of herbs usually tied with string and mainly used to prepare soup, stock, casseroles and various stews.