What are herbs In general use herbs are any plants used for food flavo u ring medicine or perfume History of herbs Carbon dating traces drawings of herbs in Lascaux caves in France back to between 13000 and 25000 BC ID: 419611
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HERBS Slide2
What are herbs?
In general use, herbs are any plants used for food, flavo
u
ring, medicine, or perfume.Slide3Slide4
History of herbs
Carbon dating traces drawings of herbs in Lascaux caves in France back to between 13,000 and 25,000 B.C. Carbon dating traces those drawings back to between 13,000 and 25,000 B.C.Slide5Slide6
Culinary Herbs
Culinary herbs are distinguished from vegetables in that, like spices, they are used in small amounts and provide
flavo
u
r rather than substance to food.Slide7Slide8
Which herbs go well with which meats?The
following
herbs
go
well
with
these
meats
:
Beef
:
thyme
,
celery
,
marjoram
,
coriander
, sage,
rosemary
,
oregano
,
garlic
Chicken
:
garlic
,
marjoram
,
tarragon
,
oregano
,
coriander
Fish
,
fried
:
mustard
,
oregano
,
tarragon
, sage
Fish
,
grilled
:
thyme
,
coriander
,
fennel
,
rosemary
Pork
:
marjoram
,
mustard
,
oregano
, sage,
rosemary
,
thyme
,
garlic
Roast
Beef
:
basil
,
oregano
,
thyme
,
mustard
,
rosemary
,
garlic
Turkey
:
basil
,
rosemary
,
cumin
,
oregano
,
thyme
, sageSlide9
Why we should add herbs
to our diet?
U
nique
anti-oxidants
;
E
ssential
oils, vitamins,
phyto
-sterol
s;
R
educe blood sugar levels in diabetics
.Slide10
Parsley Is
one
less
calorific
herb
.
The herb is a good source of minerals like potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, and magnesium
.
It is, perhaps, the richest herbal source for vitamin K
. Slide11
Dill
Fresh dill herb is an excellent source of antioxidant vitamin, vitamin-C
.
This popular herb contains no cholesterol and low in
calories
.
It is also rich in many vital vitamins, including folic acid, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin A, ß-carotene, vitamin-C that is essential for optimum metabolism inside the human body.