Bay Leaves

[mrs_overall]

Can anyone settle an argument please. I have been speaking to a friend on the phone and she was telling me about a soup recipe. Apparently she always fries bay leaves before adding them to whatever she is cooking. To me, this seems wrong. Any thoughts?

[vodkancoke]

Personally I just break them in half and add them to whatever I'm cooking. I have never heard of frying them though.

[mrs_overall]

Me neither vodka. I just stick them in the pan as they are

[ummmm]

I've seen sage leaves fried but not bay.

[mrs_overall]

I'll ring her back and tell her she is odd lol

[vodkancoke]

You can fry sage leaves, basil leaves and soft herb leaves but I don't see the point in frying a bay leaf! I could be very wrong though...I usually am! :)

[EcclesCake]

It's not that unusual when cooking Indian recipes but I can't say I've come across it beyond that.

[Smowball]

Ive never heard of frying a bay leaf either.