A versatile herb that can be used in all kinds of recipes, from marinades to curries and cocktails to stir-fries, lemongrass has a deep citrusy aroma that can typically be found in Thai cooking and other Asian cuisines.
Lemongrass is an aromatic herb with notes of citrus and ginger. It's bold, bright, and spicy in its raw form, but the harsh tones soften when cooked, yielding a complex, lemony floral flavor.
The fragrance and flavour is unique – lemony, but sweet – and is quite subtle until the stalk is cut or bashed.
Lemongrass adds a distinctive, pleasant citrus aroma to a wide range of food, including tom yum soup, curry paste, and assorted meat dishes such as lemongrass chicken. Lemongrass adds a wonderful flavor, but a key point of using it in food is for the aroma - to add the sensation of the scent, or to mask any undesirable odors of beef, poulty or fish.
Lemongrass is also known throughout the world for it's medicinal effects, including general pain relief, reducing blood pressure, reducing intestinal gas, helping to improve the appetite, it detoxifies vital organs, and is known to reduce cholesterol, excess fats and other toxins. Lemongrass stimulates digestion, blood circulation, and lactation.
