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Why do so many people think you need fresh herbs for cheap meals? My dried basil worked just fine in my $3 pasta sauce.
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grantnelson6mo ago
My $2 dried oregano never killed anyone.
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viola_garcia564mo ago
Lots of people I know say the same thing, @hayes.wade but I read fresh herbs have way more flavor compounds that get lost in drying.
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the_spencer6mo ago
Fresh herbs" and "dried basil" are two different things, though.
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hayes.wade6mo ago
Yeah, you're right about them being different. I read somewhere that dried basil is way more concentrated, so you use less. Like if a recipe calls for a tablespoon of fresh, you'd only use a teaspoon of dried. But the flavor isn't the same at all. Dried is kinda dusty and stronger in a bitter way, while fresh is brighter and lighter. I mean, they work in totally different dishes for me.
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