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Welcome to the Celtnet Herb Guide. As this site has grown and many more recipes have been added it's become evident that a guide to the various herbs available to the cook is necessary. With spices becoming more commonly available herbs have become the 'Cinderella' flavourings in the culinary world and more and more herbs are falling out of common usage. These pages are an attempt at bringing all the various culinary herbs together into one place so that you can see what's available and perhaps find something new to use in your own cooking. To use this Herb Guide simply click on the first letter of the herb name above or below. Alternativey why not just browse through the guide. All the herbs given here whether common or rare can be obtained via a specialist herb nursery. |
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Below, you will find an example wild food entry produced randomly from our database:
Herb Guide Entry For: Lemon MyrtleThis is the description page for Lemon Myrtle (Backhousia citriodora) and includes a description as well as an image, if available and a selection of recipes from this site that relates to the herb: Lemon Myrtle.  Lemon Myrtle, Backhousia citriodora (also known as Sweet Verbena Tree, Sweet Verbena Myrtle, Lemon-scented Verbena and Lemon-scented Backhousia) is a small tree (which can reach 20m in height), a member of the Myrtaceae (Myrtle) family that's native to the semi-temperate rainforests of eastern Australia. The plant bears evergreen leaves, opposite, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 1.5-2.5 cm broad, glossy green, with an entire margin. The flowers are creamy-white, 5-7 mm diameter, produced in clusters at the ends of the branches from summer through to autumn. The leaves of Lemon Myrtle have an incredibly intense lemony scent indeed it probably produces the most lemony aroma of any plant (including lemons!) and the taste is very intense, pleasant and warm. In its wild state the plant is restricted to Queenslan in Australia, where it's considered endangered though it is now under extensive cultivation. Indeed, the Australian government sees it as an important crop for the future and if you search carefully you can find dried Lemon Myrtle leaves and powdered lemon myrtle leaves available on the internet. Indigenous Astralians have used lemon myrtle both as a healing plant and as a herb for many millennia and the current trend for using native ingredients in Australian cuisine has made this plant far more common in its usage. Typically it is used to flavour poultry and sea food (the additon of one or two leaves to a stew or sauce in a similar manner to bay leaves). Lemon Myrtle is also a popular additon to herbed vinegar where it gives an intense lemony note. Recipes Utilizing Lemon Myrtle Pepperberry Potato Cake |
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A smoothie is typically a blend of fruit, fruit juices and ice blended until smooth, often with the addition of a banana to give a thicker consistency. Modern smoothies, however, contain frozen yoghurt as a base constituent. Here you will find out about the history of smoothies as well as seeing two classic smoothie recipes.
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Tea making is complex. Learn more about growing and preparing tea.
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