Poll: What's your favorite green herb?

there has to be some golfer named Herb....

(oh, and FIRST POST! :)

nader supporters?

It's more than just a gypsy caravan. ;)

When I make burgers I like to mix in some oregano and some tabasco into the meat. Tastey.

Roar!

Like, man, what a cool question. Ah, thanks! Fffffffffffft. ... *cough, cough, cough* ah, yeah, ahem ... what was the question?

Though I picked dill, I love a lot of them....not an easy choice for early morn.

Hey, I picked dill too! :)

mmmm dill dip (AKA Rye Dip).

nummy!
it even grows nice and smelly!
~J~

So far basil is winning... now THERE'S a big shocker... </sarcasm>

That must be a first for Basil. He normally gets beaten by circumstance. Is there a new series of "Fawlty Towers" out where he wins a round?

Never.

The show would lose all meaning.

It's really context dependent. I picked cilantro because I'm craving Thai food. But tomatoes-- tomatoes who love basil are the luckiest tomatoes in the world.

No...the luckiest tomatoes in the world are the ones that are covered with dill.
nothing is better for summer food.

A strange thought... but it could work....

Thank you, I believe I will try that one very soon! :)

Re: tomatoes and basil

Can I just add amen! and hallelujah! Mix in some fresh mozzarella and you can die happy

I agree whole-heartedly, assuming that you mean "fresh" mozzarella literally! Don't you be using that pre-packaged crap for such a wonderful summer salad, and don't forget to drizzle a fine, Extra-Virgin Olive Oil over the plated final presentation!

that's so odd, i just had something like this tonight, only we used feta instead of mozzerella.

here's the recipie:

http://megnut.com/bread_salad.asp

yum! that makes a very yummy summer pizza thing. take a baguette, slice it, and put a slice of tomato, some shreaded fresh basil leaves and some chunked up fresh mozz on top along with some decent EVOO, then toss it in the broiler for a couple minutes. heaven.

i sure do love my green herb whenever it's late in the afternoon and no one has class. and i sure do love the candy machine down the hall from my room.

"but you don't cook with that!"

"but I have!"

I had to choose the "other" option, simply because I couldn't choose just one favorite herb. I love basil (I want to grow several different varieties of it this year--cinnamon basil, anise basil, lime basil, lemon basil, yum, yum!), and cilantro, and oregano (I have some of the best oregano, a good Turkish strain, in my garden), and rosemary, and cumin, and fennel, and parsley, and...well, I'm not going to take up a zillion kb listing them all.

Yay for tarragon!

I love fresh tarragon! Especially on green beans or in salad. Yum.

Finally, I was despairing for the lack of love for the tarragon!!! What is wrong with you people!!!??? :) (tho' dill is a close second, and lime basil is nipping at it's heels!). I absolutely adore fresh tarragon, but tarragon is also one of only herbs that, when dried, adds a completely unique flavor, (although decidedly still tarragon - because both the fresh and dried flavors are not similar to any other herb) to the same dish, and these different flavors don't merely color the same dish differently, they actually lend themselves better to different preparation methods! (e.g. added to a sauce rather than added to the food during cooking, or being part of a marinade as opposed to being part of a dry-rub, etc.)

I can't remember if I have posted a response to a poll before, but if I did, it was a very long time ago. The sexual orientation poll was the first poll that I not only voted in, but also posted a number of responses to *AND* followed quite closely. I was surprised to learn that, not only was it only the third poll in FHDC's history to hit 100 postings, but it more that doubled that mark, hitting at least 202 postings!!! You Fruheads are a strange and a little intimidating crowd at first (and I mean that only in the best sense! :) ), but who knew you'd all turn out to be such a fun, interesting bunch! Thanks for letting a guy how has heard a total of maybe 5 Moxy Fruvous songs (never more than one time each) hang out with you all!

anyone who has a south park commando icon is more than welcome here :)

I just noticed that at least 4 of you actually endorsed "I HATE FLAVOR" I saw that as a facetious selection and one that nobody in their right mind would select. I can understand "I hate flava" but "I hate flavor"... My feeble mind simply fails to comprehend!

:)

The option: "I hate flavor" merely refers to the spelling of the word. So far 4 discerning people have voted that the correct spelling is "flavour."

Ah, but Americans aren't allowed to spell it that way. It makes us pretentious.

Believe it or not, there are people out there who don't like stuff that has taste.
the mind boggles.

yeah... they're called "Minnesotans"

Hey. Some of us like flavor. :-P

Hey! I resemble that remark. I mean--um...

I thought they were called Scottish or British. Ever wonder why you don't see many cookbooks for Scottish or British food...
Sarah

The results here are really suprising to me. Dill? I don't personally like it, but I really didn't know it had so many "supporters". At least not up against the big guns like basil, oregano and parsley.

At least cilantro isn't winning. That stuff is just plain fowl. I was in a hurry once and grabbed it by accident instead of parsley. I *almost* used it until I smelled my hands and they smelled like I had been pulling weeds all day. I just don't get it.

I'm not a fan of cilantro either. And my dad adored it so it showed up in many things I didn't want it to. :)

Love dill, love oregano...rosemary...

My favorite flavorings are not usually the green stuff though. Gimme lots of garlic any day! :)

Yeah, I'm as shocked as you.... dill??? over those other options?
I mean, don't get me wrong.. dill is a great herb... but.. look at the competition!

And incidentally, I almost did vote for cilantro... but ended up going with basil just because I had had some fresh basil on a pizza the night before and it was on my mind. :)

Cilantro is very much a "love it or hate it" herb.... when I first had it, I *hated* it... but then I started having it in food I liked... and now it's one of my favorites.
Especially thai food.. you can't make it without cilantro!
(that and fish sauce)
mmm.. thai food.

I had to go with Oregano (that's o-RE-ga-no, not o-re-GA-no) because of my Italian upbringing... but I have to agree that it is very dependent on context. Different flavors mean different things to me. A summer tomato and cucumber salad *must* have dill (and a light vinegar,) and no chicken soup is complete without a healthy dose of the stuff as well... but by candelight it's deep red tomatoes with basil and fresh mozzarella drizzled with extra virgin and a nice balsamic. Cilantro is a must for that hint of Mexico or India, but some things just *require* parsley.
And what the hell about thyme?! I mean... thyme!!! you *need* thyme!
And wasn't Tarragon the herb that Mike suggested smoking in our last edition of The Quill?

And what the hell about thyme?! I mean... thyme!!! you *need* thyme!

Welll... see, I was going for leefy herbs.
Thyme/rosemary/etc are more needle-based.
:)

Well you only said "green" so THERE! :)

true... and this occurred to me at the time, too.
heehhe
I wanted to go back and change it to "leafy green herbs" but I didn't want to start the poll submission over... and I don't know of a way to change the question once you start doing the answers.