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Sage Leaves Organic

€2.50
Organic

Producer: Felea Goods

Origin: Crete, Greece

Our organic sage leaves are handpicked from the south coast of Crete in Greece. It is a savoury herb with a fragrant aroma and an excellent flavour enhancer.

Available for shipping everywhere in the Netherlands or local pickup.

Weight

For bulk wholesale prices please contact us with your request at store@wildsagefoods.nl

About Sage Leaves Organic

Sage has a fragrant aroma and a powerful flavor that makes it an excellent flavor enhancer for a wide variety of foods including vegetables, seafood, steak, pork tenderloin, turkey, chicken, breadsticks, muffins, and many others.

It is a savory herb, slightly peppery with tones of camphor. The flavor is astringent but warm. This herb is faintly bitter and its flavor is an assertive one. Like for oregano, a little bit of sage goes a long way.

Sage has a very long history and has been used since ancient times for several purposes, from warding off evil to boosting female fertility. It originated in the Mediterranean and was noted as being one of the most important herbs. This herb was utilized by the Romans to assist in digestion and was also used to treat ulcers, wounds, and sore throats. Sage is an herb that is prized for its strong herbal aroma and earthy flavor. It is used in savory recipes and is a common ingredient in ‘holiday meal’ stuffing.

Storage and shelf life

Storage & Shelflife
Store organic sage leaves in a dry and sealable food storage container – we recommend glass. Keep the container in a cool, dry and dark area out of the sun and heat. Sunlight and heat can reduce the nutritional and flavoring quality of the herb. Keep the container away from liquids that may leak into it.

Organic sage leaves, when properly stored, have a shelf life for up to 1 year.

Shipping and delivery

The product is available for delivery and pick up from our store in de Pijp.

The product is delivered in recycled paper bags.

Nutricional information

Per teaspoon (0,7g)

Calories 2

Total Fat 0,1gr

Saturated Fat 0g

Trans Fat 0g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0g

Monounsaturated Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 0,1mg

Potassium 7,5mg

Calcium 11,56mg

Total Carbohydrates 0,4g

Dietary Fiber 0,3g

Sugars 0g

Protein 0,1g

Allergens: No known allergens

How to use

Sage is one if the popular herbs in North American and European cuisines and is commonly used fresh or dried. Sage is an herb that retains much of its flavor once it is dried. It has an earthy taste, combining the scents and flavors of citrus and pine. Dried sage should be added at the start so the flavor has time to mellow. Sage is often paired with other herbs such as thyme, marjoram, and rosemary and harmonizes well with garlic, onion, oregano, parsley, and laurel. The pine and citrus notes of sage are good at cutting through the richness of meats like pork and lamb.

Flavor Pairings

Cheese, beans, apples, onions, tomatoes, laurel, caraway, celery leaf, garlic, ginger, marjoram, paprika, parsley, savory, thyme, pork, lamb.

Other interesting information

During the Middle Ages, sage was believed to be something of a cure-all, able to perform a variety of wonders from warding off the evil eye and keeping the plague at bay to curing fevers, colds and just about every common ailment imaginable.

There are more than 900 species of sage, only some of them used in cooking. It is a member of the mint family and is native to the Mediterranean.
Tasty & fresh
We maintain a close relationship with our producers from Crete and trust their ethos and ways of treating the land. Besides that, though, we obtain certificates of chemical analysis to ensure the quality of the herbs and always try each batch for freshness and taste as soon as they arrive to our store to ensure that meets our standards.

Local
Our sage grows under the Greek sun in an ideal climate for its development, making it a superb product with taste and aroma much better than that available in the Netherlands.

Our impact
The product is certified organic by BIO HELLAS (GR-BIO-01).

Organic
The product is certified organic by BIO HELLAS (GR-BIO-01).

Producer's impact
Our producers are all small batch herb growers/ collectors in the region of Heraklion in Crete. They have been taking care of the land and the trees for generations and have a love and passion for herbs. They use organic farming techniques, which are much more sustainable than conventional.