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Miglior Hoja santa per cucinare a casa

A cosa serve Hoja santa, quali cucine lo usano e dove trovarlo.

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The anise-sassafras leaf Mexican cooks wrap around fish and cheese: a Piper cousin of black pepper, used as a wrapper and a perfume.

Use it as a wrapper, briefly wilted over a flame, or sliced into a sauce at the end. Long boiling dulls it. The veins are sturdy; do not be afraid of a whole leaf in a steamer.

If you cannot find fresh leaves, some Mexican markets sell them frozen. Dried hoja santa is a distant cousin of the real thing.

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