Turkish Bay Leaves

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The impact of Turkish bay leaves is brought out through slow cooking. Bay leaves are a super useful ingredient for flavoring stocks, soups, roasts, stews, and marinades. Great seasoning for pickling and brining mixes. Dried bay leaves are also essential to all gumbos, boiled shrimp, and excellent homemade marinara sauces. Usually 2-3 bay leaves are plenty (too many can make a dish bitter) in a dish serving 4 to 6 people. Remove before serving.

Flavor Profile

Sweet with nutmeg and camphor notes.

How to Use

Best used for slow-cooking dishes. Add 2-3 bay leaves to stocks, soups, roasts, stews, and marinades. Use to flavor pickling and brining mixes. Remove whole bay leaves before serving.

About The Spice

Bay leaves, also known as laurel leaves or bay laurels, are native to the eastern Mediterranean. Perfect for slow-cooking recipes.

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Turkish Bay Leaves Q&A

What are Turkish bay leaves?

Turkish bay leaves are milder and sweeter bay leaves, and are typically the type of bay leaf to use when a recipe calls for the inclusion of bay leaves. California bay leaves are a bit stronger in flavor, and if you're cooking with fresh bay leaves instead of dry, they'll typically be Californian leaves.

What are Turkish bay leaves good for?

Dried Turkish bay leaves are good for stews, soups, sauces, roasts, marinades, and almost any other cooking application that requires a slow cooking process. They're also good for pickling brines.

Do Turkish bay leaves taste different?

Turkish bay leaves have a bit more of a nuanced, sweet taste that's mild overall in comparison to other bay leaves.