Jamie Oliver on using herbs

herbs are absolutely at the cornerstone

herbs are absolutely at the cornerstone of all genius cooking they’re absolutely

of all genius cooking they’re absolutely

of all genius cooking they’re absolutely the cornerstone of all historic medicine

the cornerstone of all historic medicine

the cornerstone of all historic medicine if you have herbs in your cooking you

if you have herbs in your cooking you

if you have herbs in your cooking you have more flavors and sensations and

have more flavors and sensations and

have more flavors and sensations and dynamism in your cooking it doesn’t

dynamism in your cooking it doesn’t

dynamism in your cooking it doesn’t matter if you live on the 40th floor of

matter if you live on the 40th floor of

matter if you live on the 40th floor of a block of flats it doesn’t matter if

a block of flats it doesn’t matter if

a block of flats it doesn’t matter if you’ve got no garden at all you’ve got a

you’ve got no garden at all you’ve got a

you’ve got no garden at all you’ve got a veranda maybe you haven’t even got up

veranda maybe you haven’t even got up

veranda maybe you haven’t even got up around and maybe just got a windowsill

around and maybe just got a windowsill

around and maybe just got a windowsill fresh herbs at the very least down the

fresh herbs at the very least down the

fresh herbs at the very least down the market are the minimum so in this part

market are the minimum so in this part

market are the minimum so in this part of Europe with soft herbs basil tarragon

of Europe with soft herbs basil tarragon

of Europe with soft herbs basil tarragon chervil coriander parsley all of these

chervil coriander parsley all of these

chervil coriander parsley all of these little soft herbs are quite fragile so

little soft herbs are quite fragile so

little soft herbs are quite fragile so you kind of have to restart them every

you kind of have to restart them every

you kind of have to restart them every year but woody herbs times oregano bay

year but woody herbs times oregano bay

year but woody herbs times oregano bay leaves sage rosemary these are Hardy

leaves sage rosemary these are Hardy

leaves sage rosemary these are Hardy they’ll grow pretty much all year round

they’ll grow pretty much all year round

they’ll grow pretty much all year round they’ll die back a little bit in the

they’ll die back a little bit in the

they’ll die back a little bit in the winter you buy a pot for one pound fifty

winter you buy a pot for one pound fifty

winter you buy a pot for one pound fifty two pound three pound depending on the

two pound three pound depending on the

two pound three pound depending on the size and you’ve pretty much got it for

size and you’ve pretty much got it for

size and you’ve pretty much got it for life because you can take cuttings and

life because you can take cuttings and

life because you can take cuttings and replant it so what I’m saying to you is

replant it so what I’m saying to you is

replant it so what I’m saying to you is go buy some herbs especially the woody

go buy some herbs especially the woody

go buy some herbs especially the woody ones which a great value well behaved

ones which a great value well behaved

ones which a great value well behaved they kind of do what they got to do but

they kind of do what they got to do but

they kind of do what they got to do but if you can get me in a bigger pot or at

if you can get me in a bigger pot or at

if you can get me in a bigger pot or at least change the soil regularly they’re

least change the soil regularly they’re

least change the soil regularly they’re gonna do well these herbs can really

gonna do well these herbs can really

gonna do well these herbs can really rock rock your cookin go for it get into

rock rock your cookin go for it get into

rock rock your cookin go for it get into it and and again just because I’m

it and and again just because I’m

it and and again just because I’m sitting in a bunch of herbs and flowers

sitting in a bunch of herbs and flowers

sitting in a bunch of herbs and flowers does not mean I’ve gone mad this is

does not mean I’ve gone mad this is

does not mean I’ve gone mad this is serious this is what cooking is all

serious this is what cooking is all

serious this is what cooking is all about make it easy for yourself