Herbs & SpicesWhen to add each, and why the timing changes the result.KitchenHardy — add earlyRosemary, thyme, bay, oregano,sageWoody stems, tough leavesSurvive long cookingRelease flavour slowlyDried works wellSoft — add lateBasil, parsley, coriander, dill,chivesTender leavesDestroyed by heatStir in off the heatDried is a poor substituteTHE DIFFERENCE THAT MATTERSWhole spices bloom in hot fat at the start. Ground spices burnquickly — add them a minute before the liquid.Dried herbs are about three times as strong as fresh. Use a third of thequantity when substituting.Herbs & Spiceslearnposters.com
Herbs & Spices — printable food wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Herbs & Spices poster

Hardy — add early against Soft — add late, side by side.

Dried herbs are about three times as strong as fresh. Use a third of the quantity when substituting.

Questions about the Herbs & Spices poster

What’s on the Herbs & Spices poster?
Hardy — add early against Soft — add late, side by side. Hardy — add early: Rosemary, thyme, bay, oregano, sage; Hardy — add early: Woody stems, tough leaves; Hardy — add early: Survive long cooking; Hardy — add early: Release flavour slowly; Hardy — add early: Dried works well; Soft — add late: Basil, parsley, coriander, dill, chives; Soft — add late: Tender leaves; Soft — add late: Destroyed by heat; Soft — add late: Stir in off the heat; Soft — add late: Dried is a poor substitute; Whole spices bloom in hot fat at the start. Ground spices burn quickly — add them a m…. Dried herbs are about three times as strong as fresh. Use a third of the quantity when substituting.
Who is the Herbs & Spices poster for?
Herbs & Spices belongs to the Kitchen section rather than to a school year, because food is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning ingredients can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Herbs & Spices poster?
Woody herbs go in early. Soft herbs go in at the end, or they lose everything. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Herbs & Spices belongs on the wall where that food work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Herbs & Spices?
Storing Bread, Cheese and Chillies sit alongside Herbs & Spices in the Kitchen section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Storing BreadCheeseChillies
Is the Herbs & Spices poster free to download and print?
Yes. Herbs & Spices downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Kitchen section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Herbs & Spices poster print at?
Herbs & Spices is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Herbs & Spices loses nothing.Printing guide

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