Bay leaves add a subtle savoury flavour to rich meat and vegetable dishes. I saw a chef put them in custard while he was making it.
Take them out at the end. Fab in soups, and one of the few herbs that doesn't lose potency when it's dried. If you want to get an idea of what they add, crunch the packet a little bit, stick your nose in and take a good sniff.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 10 Jan 2012, 20:42, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

The entire jar of them smells like a single rosemary leaf.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 10 Jan 2012, 20:44, Reply)

Little bit.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 10 Jan 2012, 20:47, Reply)

We've got a massive bay bush right outside our front door.
It grows like a fucking triffid, right in front of my kitchen window.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 10 Jan 2012, 20:48, Reply)

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( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 10 Jan 2012, 20:50, Reply)

A bay gush?

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 10 Jan 2012, 20:52, Reply)