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jean h
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jean h asked in Food & DrinkEthnic Cuisine · 1 decade ago

What herb?

when in the Dominican republic, I found a lot of the meat there was flavoured with a strong herb, but I wasn't sure what it was. Does any one know which one I mean please? I would love to get the taste of it in the UK if I can

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Dominican cuisine, especially the meat dishes, are heavily flavored with fresh OREGANO leaves. This herb imparts a strong flavor when used in larger proportions (2 tbsp+).

    Saffron is a spice, not an herb and its flavor is delicate and almost floral.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Spices and Cooking

    Spices are prominent in the islands and help to define regional cuisines. Onion and garlic are utilized throughout, with ginger, allspice, lime, cumin, cilantro, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, bay leaf, and a variety of hot peppers appearing throughout the more localized food offerings. Jamaican cooking particularly favors the potent Scotch Bonnet pepper, and uses it in its signature spice blend, jerk. Jerk is a combination of allspice, Scotch Bonnet peppers, garlic, cloves, and cinnamon or nutmeg, which is dry rubbed into meat before grilling or steaming in banana leaves. Puerto Rican and Cuban cooking by comparison are much milder, using spices to add flavor without heat, as in the case of Puerto Rican sofrito (a base sauce consisting of vegetables, herbs, spices, and sometimes tomato) and Cuban mojo or mojito (oil, onion, garlic, and lime juice).

  • 1 decade ago

    It's most likely Saffron, an expensive herb in most places, but you can most likely find it any grocery with a good supply of different herbs.

  • Lola P
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    what color was it? if it made you dishes red, it was probably saffron. but if it was green, it may have been cilantro.

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  • 1 decade ago

    saffron

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