Dill is snipped fresh into salads, sauces and spreads, and paired with carrots, cucumbers and green beans. Dill is delicious with fish, particularly salmon and is a staple in potato salads and fresh cucumber dishes. Dill is also a great addition to homemade chicken noodle soup. Feathery fronds of fennel may be readily mistaken for dill, but the taste distinguishes an aniseed flavor. Fennel is a classic herb used for stuffings, stews and sauces.
Fresh fennel makes a savory bed for grilled seafood.
Pungent and aromatic this controversial member of the onion family is one of the oldest culinary herbs. From China to South America, many ethnic cuisines feature garlic as an essential flavoring. Strongest in its raw state, garlic takes on sweeter and milder tones in cooking and enhances the flavor of other ingredients. Garlic is used in soups, sauces, stews, marinades and virtually every type of cooking world-wide. This tasty root produces a flavor unique to the herb world.