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Default Parsley...the pretender is dead!

notbob wrote:

> WOW! Unlike flat-leaf parsley, which has gone the way of agribiz
> tomatoes, and has little if any flavor whatsoever, curly leaf parsley
> still has that parsley bitterness and flavor parsley is all about.
> Next time you're in the store, taste 'em both. Night and day! One is
> a distinct flavorful herb while the other is less than 3-day rain
> soaked lawn clippings. The good news, they both look exactly the same
> after fine mincing or processing in an FP.


I use flat leaf from spring to autumn, since it grows well along with thyme,
oregano and basil, then in winter I buy it in shops and sometimes it's curly
sometimes it's flat. I don't find so much difference in terms of flavor
between flat and curly, also when both are store bougth
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