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Title: Do you like mugwort/Beifuß?
Post by: Ulli on February 25, 2009, 04:01:15 PM

I like it.

It is very great to put some of it inside the chicken, goose or duck you want to roast.

It makes it very light. It is like magic. You didn't taste the fat. Perhaps there is a biochemical process, but I didn't know exactly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugwort

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Cloisters_Mugwort.JPG/450px-Cloisters_Mugwort.JPG)

Title: Re: Do you like mugwort/Beifuß?
Post by: Vito on February 25, 2009, 04:13:33 PM

In the wiki link, it says it also goes under the name "St. Johns plant", that sounds the most familiar to me. I will have to try it. Do you need a lot for one full chicken?

Title: Re: Do you like mugwort/Beifuß?
Post by: Rubystars on February 25, 2009, 04:14:34 PM

I don't think I've had that before but it sounds really tasty.

Title: Re: Do you like mugwort/Beifuß?
Post by: Ulli on February 25, 2009, 04:24:29 PM

Quote from: Vito on February 25, 2009, 04:13:33 PM

In the wiki link, it says it also goes under the name "St. Johns plant", that sounds the most familiar to me. I will have to try it. Do you need a lot for one full chicken?

No, for a chicken a teaspoon of pulverized mugwort is enough to get the effect.

If you will use it fresh, I think you should take a little bit more.

I have never heard St. John's plant for Beifuss. St. John's plant is Johanniskraut. This is imo a kind of medical herb that is used as anti-depressiva and    hypnotic.

Title: Re: Do you like mugwort/Beifuß?
Post by: Spectator on February 25, 2009, 04:32:15 PM

I never knew mugwort can be used as a spice. Does it have a slightly bitter taste? I tried to taste it as is when I was a child  :)
(If I don't confuse it with some other plant)

Title: Re: Do you like mugwort/Beifuß?
Post by: Ulli on February 25, 2009, 04:35:38 PM

Quote from: Spectator on February 25, 2009, 04:32:15 PM

I never knew mugwort can be used as a spice. Does it have a slightly bitter taste? I tried to taste it as is when I was a child  :)
(If I don't confuse it with some other plant)

No, you are right. It is a little bit bitter. But only like a breath. It doesn't make the dish really bitter. This very light bitter taste is only in the background.

Title: Re: Do you like mugwort/Beifuß?
Post by: Spectator on February 25, 2009, 04:46:10 PM

I have no doubt. And even if it remained a bit bitter, it woudn't prevent me from tasting it. Some spices in Israel are so "combustible" that you feel  :nuke: when you add even a small amount to your food.

Title: Re: Do you like mugwort/Beifuß?
Post by: Ulli on February 25, 2009, 04:50:28 PM

Quote from: Spectator on February 25, 2009, 04:46:10 PM

I have no doubt. And even if it remained a bit bitter, it woudn't prevent me from tasting it. Some spices in Israel are so "combustible" that you feel  :nuke: when you add even a small amount to your food.

Like chayenne pepper?  :::D

Title: Re: Do you like mugwort/Beifuß?
Post by: Spectator on February 25, 2009, 05:01:07 PM

I don't know what chayenne pepper is, though if it's pepper it must be so :)

A good example of a dangerous Israeli spice is arisa (אריסה)

(http://et-rn.co.il/media/uploads/arisa(2).jpg)

Title: Re: Do you like mugwort/Beifuß?
Post by: Ulli on February 25, 2009, 05:11:45 PM

Quote from: Spectator on February 25, 2009, 05:01:07 PM

I don't know what chayenne pepper is, though if it's pepper it must be so :)

A good example of a dangerous Israeli spice is arisa (אריסה)

(http://et-rn.co.il/media/uploads/arisa(2).jpg)

Oh I see on the label garlic and pepperoni.

I can imagine, that you will act like a dragon if you eat too much of it.  :laugh:

Title: Re: Do you like mugwort/Beifuß?
Post by: Spectator on February 25, 2009, 05:32:52 PM

Yes, sure  :)

I wish I could cook well..

Title: Re: Do you like mugwort/Beifuß?
Post by: Lewinsky Stinks, Dr. Brennan Rocks on February 25, 2009, 06:34:04 PM

Don't know what mugwort is. It looks like tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) though. I'm sure it is a very good herb, but why would I want to eliminate fat from the flavor? I rather like to taste the fat when I eat meat!