Young sassafras leaves are chopped and used in salads. The essential oil is obtained from the root, after safrole is removed, and this oil is used for flavoring the beverage, root beer, as well as meat products and confectionaries.
Sassafras flowers
Sassafras opening bud Used plant part
Leaves, harvested in autumn. Depending on light intensity, sassafras leaves can be divided in one, two or three lobes.
The root is also rich in essential oil, but very bitter.
Sassafras
The leaves of the sassafras tree are used in making traditional gumbo.
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[Spanish] sassafras.
Sashimi:
A Japanese specialty, sashimi is raw fish sliced paper-thin, garnished with shredded vegetables and served with soy sauce, grated fresh ginger and wasabi (green horseradish).
filé: Powdered sassafras leaves, used in Creole cooking.
filet mignon: A thick, round cut of lean beef tenderloin broiled, often with a bacon strip wrapped around it.
Filé - Ground sassafras leaves used to give the Southern gumbos their distinct flavor.
Fines Herbes - A mixture of chervil, chives, parsley, and tarragon.
Made from ground, dried sassafras leaves.
fines herbes A French mixture of finely chopped herbs, traditionally chervil, chives, parsley, and tarragon.
fino A Spanish sherry, considered to be one of the world's best.
filé powder = filé = gumbo file = gumbo filé = ground sassafras leaves = sassafras leaves = file powder = file = fil powder = fil Pronunciation: FEE-lay or fih-LAY Notes: This powder is made from the same leaves that used to give root beer ...
The origin of filé powder is the sassafras tree, a deciduous tree which is native to the Eastern United States. Sassafrass has light green leaves which can be simple to tri-lobed, and typically only new growth is harvested to make filé powder.
File: a thickener made from ground, dried sassafras leaves; used primarily in gumbos.
Fil e Ferru: the symbol of Sardinia.
Sasafrás - [Spanish] sassafras.
Sashimi - A Japanese dish of raw fish, shellfish, and mollusks served with soy sauce, wasabi, and pickled vegetables.
File powder, which is made from the ground dried leaves of the sassafras tree. File is a thickening agent that must be stirred in a dish after it is removed the heat to prevent a stringy or ropey texture from developing.
Filé Powder - A seasoning made of sassafras leaves. Filé is traditionally used to flavor and thicken Creole dishes, such as gumbo.
Recipe: Chicken Gumbo
Fillet - A boneless piece of meat or fish. Also spelled filet (French).
Ground leaves of the sassafras tree called filé powder were originally used by the Choctaw Indians and help to thicken and give a thyme/savory flavor to Cajun/Creole soups.
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The leaves of the sassafras tree are used in making traditional gumbo. Satay
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Pieces of meat or fish skewered and grilled, then served with spiced sauce. Satsuma Orange ...
Filé - powder made of sassafras leaves used to season and thicken foods.
Filet or Fillet - a boneless cut of meat, poultry or fish.
Filé Powder - (FEE-lay, fih-LAY) Made from the dried leaves of the sassafras tree and ground into a powder, Filé is thought to have come from the Choctaw indians of Louisiana and is an important seasoning for Gumbo.
Generally, gumbos come in two categories, those thickened with okra (thus the name), which comes from an African word for "okra," and those with ground sassafras leaves, known as "file.
In Mexico, the sacred pepper may be referred to as Mexican pepper leaf, hoja santa or sacred leaf. In the U.S. it is known as Mexican pepper leaf or root beer plant because of its flavor similar to sassafras, ...
file powder Dried ground sassafras leaves used to thicken gumbos in
Creole cooking.
filet (Fr.) Fillet; a boneless cut or slice of meat, poultry, or fish, especially beef tenderloin.
 See also: Powder, Sauce, Cooking, Water, Fruit
  
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