Dried dill

Like parsley, dill is among the most popular and widely used spicy herbs in our country. They have a rich pleasant taste and aroma. You can add them to a wide variety of dishes, except, perhaps, sweet ones. Salads, snacks, casseroles, stewed vegetables, meat, poultry and fish, pasta, soups and borscht are simply unthinkable without the subtle flavor of these seasonings. But not only are high gastronomic qualities so valuable in this green - fresh parsley with dill can serve as an excellent decorative addition to your dishes.

In addition to fresh greens, the use of dried dill is no less common - it is also used for culinary purposes to flavour dishes. By adding a very small amount of this spice, the culinary creation takes on a light anise flavour. This property of dill is especially important when preparing soups, sauces, dishes from fish, meat, poultry, and mushrooms.

However, no matter how much you like dried dill, remember that when using it, you need to adhere to the rule of the middle ground, that is, add seasoning in minimal quantities. Otherwise, you can not only overpower the dish with aroma, but also spoil it altogether.

In culinary affairs, the use of dill is not exclusively limited to fresh greens and dried seasoning - dried seeds of this plant are also very popular. They are used in preserving products, in particular pickling vegetables, as well as for flavoring vinegar.

Dill greens for drying are recommended to be harvested before the flowering period, since it is after this that the leaves become too coarse. And as for seeds, the right time to collect is when they turn brown. To dry dill seeds, it is most convenient to use a tray on which the raw materials are laid in a uniform layer and placed in a warm, dry place.

Not only the taste and aroma of dill derivatives is so appreciated by people - numerous useful properties of this spicy plant are also known. So, for example, in thin needles of dried dill contains carotene, a considerable number of carbohydrates, flavonoids, a large set of vitamins, minerals, folic acid, as well as salts of iron, calcium, potassium and phosphorus.

Dried dill is recommended for medicinal purposes in diseases such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, as well as in the deposition of salts. Infusion based on dill has a beneficial effect in hypertension - it is taken as a diuretic.