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Bay leaves are combined with juniper berries in many recipes, as these two spices complement each other very well. In their exceptional taste , they are very intense and should therefore only be used sparingly: at most two medium-sized leaves. are sufficient for a dish of choice.
The real laurel is perfect for sülzen, pickled vegetables, down-to-earth stews, tasty meat dishes, cooked fish, delicious sauces and thick soups, for meat broth, green tomatoes, sweet-spicy compotes and fish marinades as well as for vinegar flavoring.
With bay leaves you can also refine sauerbraten and game, hearty potato dishes, large roasts and all dark gravy sauces as well as ragouts and goulash. Many also appreciate laurel for seasoning pickled cucumbers and herring.
Store this spice as dark, dry, cool and airtight as possible. In our aroma protection cans, the spices retain their natural flavouring substances for longer if you turn the spreader to the closed position and close the lid again after use.
The leathery leaves, shiny on the top, smell very invigorating of cinnamon and clove. The fresh leaves still have a strikingly bitter note. Only by drying the bitter taste is significantly reduced, while the unique intense taste is completely preserved.
Our hand-sorted bay leaves, also known as noble laurel or spice laurel, come from evergreen laurel trees of Turkey, whose growth height reaches up to 10 meters. Coming from the Near East, it has spread across the Mediterranean as well as in Central and South America and is used as a medicinal and spice plant.
100 g
1477.8 kJ
353.3 kCal
8.4 g
2.3 g
0.1 g
48.6 g
48.1 g
7.6 g