Bay Leaf

LAURUS NOBILIS

Aka: Bay Laurel
Family: Lauraceae

Tree

Dried Bay Leaves
Bay Laurel Tree

Other kinds of Bay Leaf

California bay leaf (Umbellularia californica, Lauraceae) have a stronger flavour thant the Mediterranean bay laurel.

Indian bay leaf or malabathrum (Cinnamomum tamala, Lauraceae) Longer and wider than the Mediteranian, taste similar to cinnamon (cassia) bark, but milder.

Indonesian bay leaf or Indonesian laurel, Daun Salam (Syzygium polyanthum, Myrtaceae)

West Indian bay leaf, the leaf of the West Indian bay tree (Pimenta racemosa, Myrtaceae) 

Bay Leaf

» Recipes with Bay Leaf

• Tomato Sauce
• Pasta and Bean Soup
• Vegetarian Chilli

» Recipes with Bay Leaf

• Tomato Sauce
• Pasta and Bean Soup
• Vegetarian Chilli

» Bay Leaf is common in these Cuisines

 France
 Greece
 Italy
 Spain
 Sweden
 Turkey

» Bay Leaf is common in these Cuisines

 France
 Greece
 Italy
 Spain
 Sweden
 Turkey


The Lauraceae Family

a family of flowering plants
AKA: the laurels

Kingdom: Plantae   Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Magnoliids   Order: Laurales