Take the Bay Leaf challenge!
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The internet likes to argue about whether or not bay leaves taste like anything. Some suggest making bay leaf tea to try for yourself - and I did!
Water just under boiling:
Steeped 4 dried bay leaves (fairly new jar) for 10 minutes:
And I tasted it.
There is definitely flavor there but I’m not sure I can describe it. It just tastes good. Maybe like chamomile? Very subtle, and I wondered if a longer steeping time would bring out more flavor.
10 more minutes. My tea is getting cold.
At twenty minutes the flavor is definitely there. Conjures up memories of beef stew. Still not a strong flavor, but cooking it for an hour in something like stew would likely bring out more.
Try it for yourself!
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I tried an informal tasting some time ago. It was subtle but it was there. You might get more flavor by biting into a dry leaf. My recall is that it was kind of camphor-like. Or maybe I’m remembering California bay laurel, plucking leaves off the plant and tasting.
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