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Bohnenkraut

savory (herb)

noun BOH-nen-krowt Rare
Food & Drink Ingredients

Usage Note

Bohnenkraut literally means 'bean herb' because it is traditionally used when cooking beans to aid digestion and add flavour. Sommerbohnenkraut (summer savory) is milder; Winterbohnenkraut is more pungent. A classic German herb garden staple.

Examples

"Beim Kochen von Bohnen gibt man traditionell etwas Bohnenkraut hinzu."

Natural Translation

When cooking beans you traditionally add a little savory.

Literal Translation

When cooking of beans adds one traditionally some savory thereto.

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