Storing Fresh Herbs: A Foolproof Tip.
How to keep your herbs fresh?
This is far from obvious, because they dry out quickly.
Luckily, here's a grandma's tip to keep them in the fridge for a lot longer.
The technique is simple. Fresh herbs, once harvested, are no longer supplied with water.
It is therefore the drying out which will shorten their conservation.
The trick is to avoid drying out so that they can stay fresh as long as possible.
How to do
1. Wet a clean tea towel.
2. Wrap your herbs in it.
3. Then put it in the fridge.
Results
There you go, your fresh herbs will keep longer in the refrigerator :-)
Your fine herbs will thus keep all their flavors!
This moisture, transmitted directly to the leaves of your basil or the stems of your chives, will allow them to be preserved.one more week.
It works great for me. Even with cut aromatic plants!
A great economy
This very simple little trick will prevent you from to throw and therefore buy back fresh herbs at the supermarket.
The aromatic herbs bought at the supermarket are expensive. For example, at Monoprix, already washed chives cost € 1.95, or more than € 177 per kilo!
It's worth knowing how to store them for as long as possible, right?
Want to keep your herbs fresh even longer? Note that it is possible to put them in the freezer. You can read the article here.
Your turn...
Have you tried this grandma's trick for keeping herbs fresh? Let us know in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to hear from you!
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Also to discover:
Keep Herbs Fresh Easily by Freezing them.
Why I Grow Aromatic Herbs in an Apartment.
