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The fresh taste and fragrance of lemon grass is common in Thai and Vietnamese and other Asian cuisines.

You can usually find it at most large supermarkets or in Asian markets as fresh or dried stalks and as dried powder.

Use whole pieces of stalk in long simmer-ing dishes. Or, cut the tender inner stalk into pieces, then gently pound or finely mince to add at the end of the cooking process.

It's delicate aroma goes well with poultry and sea food.

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Lemongrass is an herb that imparts a distinct lemony flavor without the acidity of citrus. The stalks look like hard green onions with stiff olive green leaves. Fresh is best. Look for unwrinkled pale green stalks.
Lemon Grass
They should be firm and only slightly flexible with inkish "joints" at the base. Use the pale ivory section at the base and the pliable interiors of the stalk, dis-carding the outer leaves or grinding for meat rubs.


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