What is a bouquet garni ? i think it's a bundle of herbs, but what herbs? is this like provencal seasoning?

i have a marvelous french recipe website i stumbled onto, however i have no idea what a bouquet garni is...please explain. thanks!

What is a bouquet garni ? i think it's a bundle of herbs, but what herbs? is this like provencal seasoning?
As a chef of over 30 years in Europe, the traditional French bouquet garni consists of : parsley, thyme and bay leaf tied in a parcel of either celery or leek. If you leave a long piece of string you can pull it out easier. This is then cooked inside whatever dish you are preparing and removed prior to serving.
Reply:The bouquet garni (French for "garnished bouquet") is a bundle of herbs usually tied together with string and mainly used to prepare soup, stock, and various stews. The bouquet is boiled with the other ingredients, but is removed prior to consumption.





There is no generic recipe for bouquet garni, but most recipes include parsley, peppercorns, thyme and bay leaves. Depending on the recipe, the bouquet garni may include basil, burnet, celery leaves, chervil, rosemary, savory and tarragon. Sometimes, vegetables such as carrot, celery, celery root, leek, onion and parsley root, are also included in the bouquet.





Sometimes, the bouquet is not bound with string, and its ingredients are filled into a small sachet, a net, or even a tea strainer instead. Traditionally, the aromatics are bound within leek leaves, though a coffee filter or butcher twine can be used instead of leek leaves.