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aromatic leaf of Laurus nobilis

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Bay laurel leaves (Laurus nobilis) Indian bay leaves (Cinnamomum tamala) Indonesian bay leaves (Syzygium polyanthum)

The bay leaf is an aromatic leaf commonly used as a herb in cooking. It can be used whole, either dried or fresh, in which case it is removed from the dish before consumption, or less commonly used in ground form.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “bay leaf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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