This is a small bunch of herbs tied together and suspended by string into meat game and poultry dishes. The classic bouquest garni consists of:

• bay leaves
• parsley stalks
• sprigs of thyme

 

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Bay has a strong spicy flavour which becomes stronger with drying. For this reason, we do not supply fresh bay.

It is an essential ingredient in bouquet garni and also goes well in fish dishes, soups and stocks.
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Parsley can be either flat leaved or curly leaved. Most of the flavour of Parsley lies in the stalks but the leaves are very attractive and the sprigs make a pretty garnish. It brings out the flavour in other herbs so is always found in bouquets garnis and fines herbes. Parsley sauce is delicious with fish.
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Thyme is used in a wide variety of savoury dishes and is one of the basic herbs in a bouquet garni. It aids digestion and also has antiseptic qualities.

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