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
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Lyon-area gardens maintained blond-leaved sorrel selections.
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French seed lists carried Blond de Lyon as a named culinary sorrel.
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Conservation seed projects kept Blond de Lyon in circulation.
Specialty catalogues abroad offered Blond de Lyon to heritage cooks.