The Right Way to Chop Different Types of Herbs

From cilantro to mint to thyme, different herbs should be chopped differently.

This guide shows you the right chop for every key in of herb.

before you jump in chopping, you have to wash your herbs, of course.

And epicurious recommends waiting until they’recompletelydry to start choppingotherwise they can turn to mush.

From there, they detail how a handful of different herbs should be chopped.

Then chop up the remaining stem as you chop the leaves.

(Pro tip: If you’re not using the stems, freeze them and save them for later.

Or make thin little ribbons (a.k.a.

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