Fresh Herb Identification
This one's a must in a caprese salad, stacked with mozzarella, tomato & olive oil.
- Sweet Basil
- Fenugreek
- Summer Savory
- Sorrel
This herb hails from the mint family and is a natural with lamb and potatoes.
- English Thyme
- Rosemary
- Lavender
- Russian Tarragon
This herb's distinctive flavor (and anti-flatulent properties) make it one of the essential ingredients in traditional black beans.
- Asafoetida
- Fenugreek
- Tarragon
- Epazote
The dried seeds of this plant are called "coriander," but Americans use a different name for the leaves.
- Cardamom
- Italian Parsley
- Cilantro
- Spearmint
From left to right, these two herbs are...
- Summer Savory / Winter Savory
- Russian Tarragon / English Thyme
- Winter Savory / Summer Savory
- English Thyme / French Tarragon
The citral oil in this plant is a key flavor in Vietnamese, Thai and Malaysian cooking.
- Lemongrass
- Wheatgrass
- Chinese Parsley
- Chervil
"Melissa officinalis" attracts beneficial bees and adds a tangy buzz to salads.
- Lemon Verbena
- English Lavender
- Lemon Balm
- Chamomile
Pucker up! This herb packs a lemony whallop.
- Sorrel
- Chervil
- Borage
- Lamb's Quarters
This one's the smallest member of the onion family, and is closely related to garlic, leeks and shallots.
- Wheatgrass
- Anise
- Common Chives
- Rue
This old English cottage herb has long been used medicinally as well as culinarily.
- Rue
- Flat Leaf Parsley
- Sweet Woodruff
- Lovage
Add a lick of licorice flavor to dishes with this fancy, feathery herb.
- Bronze Fennel
- Anise
- Feverfew
- Fenugreek
This savory cultivar has slightly broader leaves than the other listen in its family.
- English Thyme
- Greek Oregano
- French Thyme
- Oregano
This dwarf form of the herb packs just as much flavor as the larger varieties.
- Fernleaf Dill
- Star Anise
- Bouquet Dill
- Florence Fennel
This herb is also known as "wild marjoram."
- Oregano
- Cardamom
- Hyssop
- Knotted Marjoram
Name these herbs from left to right.
- Chervil / Lemon Verbena
- Russian Tarragon / French Tarragon
- Lemon Verbena / Turmeric
- French Tarragon / Russian Tarragon
This highly aromatic herb is a natural fit with fatty meats like pork and lamb.
- Sage
- Cardamom
- Nettle
- Bay
This, along with parsley, tarragon and chives, is an essential element in French cuisine's "fines herbes."
- Chicory
- Chervil
- Borage
- Cress
This one's a key component of traditional spice mixtures Za'atar and Herbes de Provence.
- Marjoram
- Oregano
- Angelica
- Clary Sage
These are two varieties of what popular herb?
- Mint
- Parsley
- Basil
- Mustard
There's a somewhat clove-like taste to this herb, also known as Tulasi.
- Holy Basil
- Borage
- Cumin
- Thai Basil
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