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On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:46:21 -0700, Arri London >
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>Steve B wrote:
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>> We do real estate studies in Las Vegas, and rosemary is a VERY common
>> landscaping plant. This is dark green, looks like fuzzy tail on an animal,
>> and has purple flowers.
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>> My question is: Is rosemary all edible, or are there varieties grown for
>> human consumption?
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>> I saw Gordon Ramsey use it pulled through a hole in a fowl breast, then the
>> breast was grilled, and the rosemary removed. The smell from just pulling
>> it stayed on my hands for quite a while, and in the car interior. Sure
>> would be an easy plant to grow and harvest.
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>> This year, I believe I shall make a raised plot for that and other herbs.
>>
>> Steve

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>AFAIK all varieties of rosemary are edible. Haven't heard that any
>nastiness needed to be bred out of it. They will taste different though.


Rosemary is not really something one thinks of as edible, it's a
flavoring agent like bay leaf.