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    Harvesting Lemon Grass
    February 01, 2010

    I harvested the lemon grass to prepare some recipes (Thai Chicken Soup - Tom Ka Gai and Yellow Thai Curry Paste), and I took a few pictures.

    Lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) have long leaves, but the part used as aromatic herb is the stalk.

    Lemon grassEvery plant has a cluster of stalks, like long bulbs. You should harvest the thicker ones, simply cutting off them while the others will continue to grow.

    Lemon grassIf you accidentally pull some smaller stalks, you can reset them as new plants. This is also a way to reproduce the plant.

    Lemon grassClean the stalk, discarding the external leaves, like you do for leeks.

    A lemon grass stalk can be put in a glass of water and stored for a couple of days.

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    Author: Joanne (URL)
    01/02/2010

    This post made me think...wow I really need to make Thai food. Soon.

    I am always so amazed at how much you know about planting and gardening and harvesting!

    Author: Graziana
    01/02/2010

    I used the lemon grass for a Thai Chicken Soup and some Yellow Thay Curry Paste, both were delicious, I ll post the recipes soon

    Author: giovanna
    09/03/2010

    Noi in Sicilia chiamiamo citronella una pianta a cespuglio le quali foglie profumano di limone non ho visto bene l intera pianta sembra agave o è la normale pampas che fa i pennacchi?

    Author: Graziana
    09/03/2010

    Salve Giovanna, sono siciliana anche io, la pianta che viene chiamata citronella dalle nostre parti è in realtà la cedrina, profumatissima pianta di cui si raccolgono foglie e infiorescenze.
    Un immagine qui: http://www.erbeincucina.it/cedrina.html
    La pianta di questo post è la citronella o lemon grass, molto usata nella cucina tailandese.

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