Sage
Salvia officinalis · Herb
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Soft, pebbled and grey-green, sage leaves smell warm and herbal, with a cool camphor lift and a faintly bitter edge. The woody Mediterranean herb cuts through rich pork, sausage, stuffing and brown butter.
Picking a good onedrag
Just cut, downy and stiffLimp, dark, scentless
Shop freshEveryday bestThe all-rounder: stuffing, sausage, roast pork, brown butter.
Leaf colourGrey-green, some yellow low down
Leaf in the handSofter, still holds its shape
Cut stemEnd browning, stem still stiff
Smell at the leafWarm herbal scent on a firm rub
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 3× longer than the counter.
90-95%
Humidity
Perforated bag, not sealed
Airflow