Whats the difference between Bay Leaves, Laurel Leaves, and Bay Laurel Leaves?

September 21, 2009 - 1:07 pm 2 Comments

Whats the difference between Bay Leaves, Laurel Leaves, and Bay Laurel Leaves? Are they all the same thing. Which one is the one you buy dried at the grocery store for cooking. Can I use bay laurel for cooking? Will it give the same flavour?

Bay Leaves:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&rlz=1I7ADBS&defl=en&q=define:BAY+LEAVES&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title

Laurel Leaves:
http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Laur_nob.html

Bay Laurel Leaves:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_laurel

2 Responses to “Whats the difference between Bay Leaves, Laurel Leaves, and Bay Laurel Leaves?”

  1. Joanne A. W Says:

    Bay Leaves:
    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&rlz=1I7ADBS&defl=en&q=define:BAY+LEAVES&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title

    Laurel Leaves:
    http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Laur_nob.html

    Bay Laurel Leaves:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_laurel
    References :

  2. magiccharm Says:

    The bay leaves you buy are from the Bay Laural tree. There are several types of Laural. All Bay leaves are from the Laural but not all Laural leaves are Bay.
    References :

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