Basil, marjoram, thyme, rosemary and even oregano are some of the aromatic herbs grown in many gardens and also found in nature. Some of these plants have medicinal properties known for millennia. The Greek people used them to season food and took advantage of them for better health. Rosemary is one of the best plants for its culinary virtues and its effects on the body. Find out how you can grow it and use it in your cooking but also to subtly perfume your home.
What do we know about rosemary?
Rosemary, used to flavor meats and fish, is a persistent plant very common in the Mediterranean regions. It is easily recognizable thanks to its long, narrow, needle-shaped leaves. Its strands are purple and appear in spring.
Maintaining this plant is very easy as it requires little care. It can be grown in the garden, at home or on your balcony.
If it is very useful in cooking, it is interesting for enhancing the flavor of meat and fish. It also adds flavor to soups and vegetables, especially potatoes.
This aromatic herb can be used fresh or dried. It can also be used for infusions. Rosemary is perfect for fighting cholesterol and constipation.
However, rosemary is not only used for its culinary virtues.
How to eliminate bad smells in the kitchen?
Rosemary is also used for a virtue other than that of enhancing the taste of dishes. This is a perfect ingredient to change the olfactory atmosphere of your interior. Thanks to it, you can eliminate kitchen odors.
It repels insects thanks to its intense aroma. It also perfumes the house with its delicate woody scent. This plant absorbs bad odors when cooking, frying and much more. To benefit from it, simply place rosemary sprigs in the kitchen, they will absorb all bad odors.
If sprigs of rosemary are placed in the corners of the kitchen, bad odors will quickly be eliminated. If you want to get rid of stubborn odors, boil this plant in water.
As the water boils, the rosemary releases a wonderful scent throughout the room, eliminating lingering odors. This plant is not the only natural ingredient that perfumes your home. You can use apples, oranges, limes or cinnamon, which you can use in the same way as this strong-smelling plant which makes it a good natural room fragrance.
