| Author | Message | ||
     Emily McDonald New member Username: Emily_anne Post Number: 12 Registered: 7-2006 |
Hi All, Since the holidays are near, and many of us may be trying to replicate our favorite recipes, I thought I'd post my experiences around finding herbs here in Buenos Aires. While the supermarkets sell a variety of dried herbs, I found that its actually much more economical to buy fresh herbs in a local plant store. Right now I am growing sage, oregano, mint and thyme - and plan to go back soon for basil. Each plant cost me about 2 pesos (often less than the cost of the dried version!), and will last for a long time. We can take advantage of this great weather and reverse growing season - the luxury of having fresh herbs during the holidays! In particular, I plan to use the sage in an upcoming Stuffing recipe for Thanksgiving. The only thing I'm struggling with are some of the names for common herbs. If anyone knows these, I'd really appreciate the help. Emily | ||
| Gayle Junior Member Username: Flaka Post Number: 41 Registered: 7-2007 |
Hi Emily, I bought an Argentine/English cookbook and I think these are the herbs: oregano = oregano with the accent on the e. mint = mento sage = sabia thyme = tomillo rosemary = romero basil = albahaca Hope this is right. Happy Turkey Day. | ||
| movingtoargentina.typepad.com Intermediate Member Username: Sapphos Post Number: 103 Registered: 2-2006 |
You can also get fresh herbs, great veggies and fruits (all organic and recently picked) from talloverde.com the boxes the send you are chock full of goodies. Laura Ebook Moving to and Living in Argentina http://movingtoargentina.typepad.com |
