where can i find rue (herb)? [from Home Cooking]

[mary shaposhnik]

I mean this herb:

http://www.chow.com/ingredients/215

What type of store would usually carry this? I'm in NYC. Thanks.

[tex.s.toast]

I just saw rue plants avaialble for sale at shannon florists/nursery off the south end of greenwood cemetary near the intersection of mcdonald ave and ft hamilton pkway, opposite the cemetary.

hadn't heard of it or seen recipes that called for it, so i left it on the shelf.

what are you looking to do with it?

[StheJ]

Try: http://www.kalustyans.com/

[chow_gal]

This is a fresh herb the OP is looking for. Kalustyan's is great for dried.

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Kalustyan's
123 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10016

[StheJ]

How do you know she wants the fresh herb? The picture on the linked page has both and she doesn't specify... Let's try to be helpful: How about suggesting a place where she could find the herb, fresh or dried?

[chow_gal]

Oh, uh. Sure. Apologies to you, and the OP.

[mary shaposhnik]

This thread got moved from its original board and I only just now found it...

Sorry I didn't specify, but I'm looking for the fresh herb--hence Kalustyan's isn't a source.

It is used in Ethiopian coffee--just a little branch submerged in your cup, like a twig of rosemary. I had had it there, but didn't know the English name until now.

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Kalustyan's
123 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10016

[kathryn]

Definitely try to contact the Stokes Farm folks. They are the best source of unusual herbs at the Greenmarket.

[ChefJune]

I can't imagine you would find it anywhere except perhaps one of the Greenmarket farmers. It's not much used in any cuisines I'm familiar with.

[kathryn]

Ditto -- for more obscure herbs I always just end up talking to the folks at Stokes Farm.

http://www.stokesfarm.com/

[dfrostnh]

Please be careful with identifying this herb. It looks much too green to be the rue that is typically sold at garden nurseries so it may be a completely different plant. The rue with which I am familiar is more gray green. Some people have skin reactions to rue.