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During spring, summer and autumn, I grow the herbs that I need for my cooking. Just during winter I buy from the supermarkets because they don't get enough sunlight near windows. Whag do you do for your cooking?

archanat
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Lynibis

I grow my own too but I also freeze and dry some for the winter months.

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archanat

Oh thats great. I thought I cannot freeze the herbs.

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Lynibis

archanat probably not all but I freeze leafy herbs like parsley in water in ice cube trays.

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archanat

Lynibis good then I will try mint and coriander in the coming days. Thank you

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Lynibis

archanat i learned about it on you tube.

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nicoledbradburn

archanat you can, but it's not good idea to freeze it ,

it takes most of the flavour away and the herbs is not so strong as it was before it went into the freezer

texture will change as well

here is a website you can have a look at:

freezerwww.thisisinsider.com/foods-not-to-put-in-the-freezer-2019-1

Drying it, is a lot more better

it will last longer for a very long time

it's freshness is still there

some herbs are stronger when it's dry

My late grandma always told me best way to eat herbs is drying or fresh... back home where I come from

nobody would allow you to put herbs in a freezer.

they will think your losing it πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

as it's much hotter where I come from it's a lot easier to dry if you need to store good amount of herbs.

I have never seen my Indian friends put herbs in the freezer either,

so am guessing Indian people

would never do that or Chinese people because of the reasons above

here is another website you may want to look at

www.cheatsheet.com/culture/foods-you-should-never-put-in-the-freezer-revealed.html/

hope this helps πŸ™‚ πŸ‘ 🌿

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archanat

nicoledbradburn very tough dry them in this country.

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AgnesFaludi

I am thinking to grow them...outside in the Summer and some of the herbal plants are fine in the Winter too.

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archanat

I do grow them on my own except during winter. They get dry and never grow back.

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