Blond de Lyon

Herb

Blond de Lyon

B tier

Blond de Lyon is a pale-leaved French garden sorrel—lighter green to blond foliage with full lemon acid, a regional French seed type for soup and sauce. Milder looking, still properly sour. Use as classic French oseille in potage and fish sauces. A heritage name for cooks chasing French kitchen-garden authenticity.

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Characteristics

Preparations

Fish SauceFrench ClassicPotageWilt

Traits

Blond GreenFrenchFrench HeritageFull AcidPale LeafSoup SauceSour

History

FR

Lyon-area gardens maintained blond-leaved sorrel selections.

FR

French seed lists carried Blond de Lyon as a named culinary sorrel.

FR

Conservation seed projects kept Blond de Lyon in circulation.

Specialty catalogues abroad offered Blond de Lyon to heritage cooks.

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