Organics | Darégal

Organic Dill

March 2015

We love it! Michelle uses Dill to make dips for starters. Her favourite recipe? Cucumber sticks in quark mixed with one teaspoon of Dill. More about it! Dill has been known since ancient times. Traces have been found in roman ruins. Today, dill is appreciated by gastronomists for its aromatic seeds as well as for its leaves.

Organic Coriander

March 2015

We love it! Laetitia loves coriander. When she cooks mexican dishes, she uses it with avocado and tomato to prepare a tasteful guacamole. And more! Coriander, also called “Arab parsley” or ” Chinese parsley”, it is one of the oldest culinary herbs. It can be found in the Pharaohs tombs. Its smell started a superstition:

Organic Basil

April 2013

We love it! Charlotte surely has italian origins, as she uses Basil in many of her recipes. The one we prefer the most? Charlotte’s Tomato, Mozzarella & Basil Salad. More about it! In India, basil is found at the sides of temples as it is considered as sacred and magic. Eating it would protect from the

Organic Parsley

April 2013

We love it! Matthieu loves parsley, mainly with a cucumber salads or with fried potatoes. More about it! Originally, parsley was considered sacred by the Greeks, and not used in cooking. It never really conquered our dishes until the XVII century. Since then parsley has become the pillar of cuisine and the most well known aromatic

Organic Garlic

April 2013

We love it! Albert loves garlic and uses it in every recipes: maybe because he comes from Nice, in the south of France. Garlic is the main ingredient of the Pistou and of the Aioli sauce. You can also use it with meat, especially Lamb. More about it! Garlic originates from central Asia where it is

Organic Chives

April 2013

We love it! Alain uses chives both to flavour his dishes and also to give a finishing touch. His favourite recipes? A tea spoon to in his scrambled eggs More about it! Marco Polo was the first, who after his journey to Asia, praised the culinary and medicinal virtues of chives in Europe. In the

Organic Shallots

April 2013

We love it! Samuel often uses Shallots in his fish recipes. He poaches the cod fillet in a court-bouillon flavoured with shallots and Olive Oil! Delicious! More about it! Shallots take the name from the region they originate from, Ascalon on the Palestinian coast. Shallots did not appear in France until the Middle Ages. Where can you