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YERBERO herbs for the Mexican kitchen
6 products · $7.99 to $39.99 · bags from 1.05 oz to 1 lb
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Rosemary, whole leaves · Salvia rosmarinus
★★★★★★★★★★4.5 (384) 4.5 out of 5 from 384 ratings
2 oz · 2 sizes
$7.99$4.00 per oz
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Avocado leaf · Persea americana
★★★★★★★★★★3.8 (152) 3.8 out of 5 from 152 ratings
2 oz · 3 sizes
$8.59$4.30 per oz
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Ground white sage · Salvia apiana
★★★★★★★★★★4.5 (91) 4.5 out of 5 from 91 ratings
5 oz
$7.99$1.60 per oz
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Mexican pepperleaf, whole · Piper auritum
★★★★★★★★★★4.2 (49) 4.2 out of 5 from 49 ratings
1.05 oz
$12.99$12.37 per oz
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Japanese garlic cloves · Allium sativum
★★★★★★★★★★4.1 (159) 4.1 out of 5 from 159 ratings
1 lb
$39.99$2.50 per oz
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Coriander seed · Coriandrum sativum
★★★★★★★★★★4.6 (82) 4.6 out of 5 from 82 ratings
7 oz
$8.49$1.21 per oz
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The leaves and seeds a Mexican kitchen cooks with: avocado leaf for barbacoa and beans, hierba santa for tamales, coriander seed for pozole.
Romero
Leaves that go into the pot with the food
These herbs are cooked, not brewed. A dried avocado leaf goes into a pot of black beans or under a barbacoa. Toast it for a few seconds on the comal first to wake up its scent. Hierba santa is wide enough to wrap a tamal or a cut of meat on the grill, and it goes into moles and pozole.
Whole coriander seed is a different thing from fresh cilantro leaves: it tastes citrusy and a little sweet, and it goes whole into menudo, pozole and caldo de res, or toasted and crushed into a rub. Ground white sage is strong, so start with a pinch in pork or beans.
What each one goes into
| Herb | Form | In the kitchen |
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| Romero | Whole dried leaves | see the card |
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| Hoja de aguacate criollo | Whole dried leaves | In the kitchen the leaf flavors mixiotes, barbacoa, black beans, broths and marinades |
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| Salvia blanca molida | Ground leaf, no stem | Strong and a little bitter: a pinch goes into pork, sausage, beans and butter sauces |
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| Hierba santa entera | Whole dried leaves | A Mexican kitchen leaf: tamales are wrapped in it, it goes into moles and pozole, and carne asada can be grilled wrapped inside it |
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| Ajo japonés | Loose cloves, about 400 per pound | see the card |
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| Semilla de cilantro | Whole seed | Whole seed for menudo, pozole and caldo de res |
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Questions about YERBERO herbs for the Mexican kitchen
Can you cook with YERBERO avocado leaves?
Yes. The bag sells them for tea and for seasoning: they flavor mixiotes, barbacoa, black beans, broths and marinades. Toast a leaf briefly before it goes in.
Is the YERBERO hierba santa you cook with the same as hoja santa?
They are two names for the same plant, Piper auritum. We sell it two ways: whole leaves for cooking, and cut leaf and stem for tea.