Flavor your dishes with aromatic herbs

Audio 48:30

Basil, sage, thyme, coriander, lemongrass….

There are a multitude of aromatic plants around the world.

© Alexander Raths

By: Emmanuelle Bastide

1 min

Basil, sage, thyme, coriander, lemongrass….

There are a multitude of aromatic plants around the world. 

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Fresh or dry, nothing like aromatic herbs to enhance the taste of a dish and give it more flavor.

You still have to know how to combine them.

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Advice from our chefs! 

Anto Cocagne

, “Chef Anto”, home chef, author of

Tastes d'Afrique

, published by Mango éditions 

Marlène Agbahoungba

, entrepreneur and

creator of the Hania Health brand, a

 boutique specializing in African plant flavors (plants and derivatives)

Christian Abégan

, ambassador of African cuisine, Cameroonian chef, author of 

The African culinary heritage, 

published by Michel Lafon

, creator of the

IYÖ

brand

, a collection of mixed African spices.

At the end of the program, a report by 

Raphaëlle Constant 

in the Sitatunga Valley Community Natural Park in Benin, meeting Bob, 58, a farmer.

For 7 years, Bob has made the choice to cultivate his land using agroecological techniques, that is to say green agriculture, without chemical inputs and respectful of nature.

Our reporter met him at his home in Zinvié village.

Portrait of Bob, farmer in the Sitatunga valley in Benin

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