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bay leaf
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Princeton's WordNet
bay leafnoun
dried leaf of the bay laurel
Wiktionary
bay leafnoun
A herb derived from a shrub of the family Lauraceae.
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bay leaf
A Bay Leaf is an aromatic leaf commonly used in cooking for flavoring. It can be used whole, crushed, or ground and is often included in recipes like soups, stews, meat, seafood, vegetable dishes, and sauces. The leaves are typically removed before eating as they can be sharp and difficult to digest. The bay leaf comes from several plants like the bay laurel, Indian bay, Indonesian bay, West Indian bay, and others. It has a strong, pungent, sweet aroma with a bitter, spicy taste.
Webster Dictionary
Bay leaf
see under 3d Bay
Wikidata
Bay leaf
Bay leaf refers to the aromatic leaves of several plants used in cooking. These include: ⁕Bay laurel. 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. ⁕California bay leaf – the leaf of the California bay tree, also known as California laurel, Oregon myrtle, and pepperwood, is similar to the Mediterranean bay laurel, but has a stronger flavor. ⁕Indian bay leaf or malabathrum is somewhat similar in appearance to the leaves of bay laurel, but is culinarily quite different, having a fragrance and taste similar to cinnamon bark, but milder. ⁕Indonesian bay leaf or Indonesian laurel is not commonly found outside of Indonesia; this herb is applied to meat and, less often vegetables. ⁕West Indian bay leaf, the leaf of the West Indian bay tree, used culinarily and to produce the cologne called bay rum.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bay leaf in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bay leaf in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- bobkový listCzech
- laurbærbladDanish
- LorbeerblattGerman
- laurelSpanish
- feuille de laurierFrench
- तेज पत्ताHindi
- babérlevélHungarian
- daun salamIndonesian
- alloroItalian
- Bay folium germinabuntLatin
- daun salamMalay
- laurbærbladNorwegian
- laurierDutch
- laurbærbladNorwegian Nynorsk
- liść laurowyPolish
- louroPortuguese
- лавровый листRussian
- lovorov list, lavorov listSerbo-Croatian
- bobkový listSlovak
- lovorov listSlovene
- lagerbladSwedish
- బఘరాక్కు, బిర్యాని ఆకు, బగరాకుTelugu
- בוכטע בלאַטYiddish
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