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Article: Fresh herbs do the trick.(News)
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- Pretoria News (South Africa)
- Article date:
- December 9, 2006
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Herbs represent kitchen wealth as they enrich our sense of sight, smell and taste. Over the festive season, when the emphasis is on entertaining, fresh herbs add a special signature to a festive meal.
Bouquet Garni's Di-Di Hoffman advises people who want to cook with herbs to "feel free to use a liberal hand with fresh herbs, but exercise caution when using dried herbs."
"If you want to convert a recipe using dried herbs into fresh herbs, simply multiply the quantities by three," he says. The secret of using herbs successfully is to apply the "salt principle".
"Once you've added salt to your dish you can't take it out again. Add a pinch of ...