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Organic Bay Leaves Bay leaf (plural bay leaves) refers to the aromatic leaf of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis, Lauraceae). Fresh or dried bay leaves are used in cooking for their distinctive flavor and fragrance. The leaves are often used to flavor soups, stews, braises and pâtés in Mediterranean cuisine. The fresh leaves are very mild and do not develop their full flavor until several weeks after picking and drying. Bay leaves are one of the most widely used culinary herbs in Europe and North America. Enter The Site Request A Free Sample (corporate customers only) Buy Organic Bay Leaves Online Our headquarters in Fremont, CA

Bay leaves are a fixture in the cooking of many European cuisines (particularly those of the Mediterranean), as well as in North America. They are used in soups, stews, meat, seafood and vegetable dishes. The leaves also flavor many classic French dishes. The leaves are most often used whole (sometimes in a bouquet garni) and removed before serving (they can be abrasive in the digestive tract). In Indian and Pakistani cuisine, bay leaves are often used in biryani and other rich spicy dishes - although not as an everyday ingredient in home cuisine - and as an ingredient in garam masala.

In the Elizabethan era, pinning bay leaves to one's pillow on the eve of Saint Valentines day, would permit one to see one's future spouse in a dream.

Organic production fosters cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Organic Program (NOP) develops, implements, and administers national production, handling, and labeling standards. Organic farming excludes or strictly limits the use of manufactured fertilizers, pesticides (which include herbicides, insecticides and fungicides), plant growth regulators such as hormones, livestock antibiotics, food additives, and genetically modified organisms.

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