Cooking Dominican Style Spaguettis

[Fulano2]

In Europe we add ajedrea to avoid side-effects. Never found it in RD though.

 

[AlterEgo]

In Europe we add ajedrea to avoid side-effects. Never found it in RD though.

What is that? Translates to savory. Bay leaves????

 

[Fulano2]

What is that? Translates to savory. Bay leaves????

It's a spicey stuff you add just a teaspoon and it avoids the
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savory

 

[dv8]

What is that? Translates to savory. Bay leaves????

no. it is a well known herb in poland too, cząber.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_savory
it aids digestion.

 

[Fulano2]

In dutch it's called "bonenkruid", literaly "bean herb".

 

[dv8]

in poland it is added to bean dishes too.

 

[AlterEgo]

Very interesting, I've never heard of it. My mom always added a couple of bay leaves to any gassy or acidic foods (tomato sauce, for example). Do they sell bay leaves in DR? I've always found it odd that Dominicans call basil "laurel" when that should be bay leaves.

 

[dv8]

yes, they sell bay leaves in spice sections in supermarkets.

 

[Wishing you well]

Many of the hard to find stuff was always available at the mercado modelo

 

[Fulano2]

Wasn't that for brujas only?

 

[Meemselle]

bay laurel

Laurel is one, but not the only kind, of bay leaves.

http://https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_leaf

 

[Luperon]

If you cook them "DRY", you have to use a pressure cooker to get soft beans.


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