Eating in China
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Bay leaf

香叶Xiāngyè

A fragrant leaf used to flavor simmered and braised foods.

Type
Spices

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

A culinary bay leaf, commonly sold dried and whole. The familiar dried type is bay laurel.

In the kitchen

An optional aromatic in a tea-egg spice mixture; also used in braising liquids.

Fresh and dried bay leaves are not equivalent, and different plants sold as bay have different aromas. Whole leaves can be removed after infusion.

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这道菜里有香叶吗?

Does this dish contain Bay leaf?

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