Bouquet Garni is a bundle of herbs, typically tied together with string, used to flavor soups, stocks, stews, and casseroles. The bundle is added during cooking and removed before serving. The classic French bouquet garni includes thyme, bay leaf, and parsley. Variations may include basil, burnet, chervil, rosemary, peppercorns, savory, tarragon, celery leaves, onion, and marjoram. Some recipes call for wrapping the herbs in cheesecloth, a celery stalk, a net, or a tea strainer.
Several companies offer Bouquet Garni herb blends. Penzeys offers the blend hand-mixed with savory, rosemary, thyme, Turkish oregano, basil, dill weed, marjoram, and sage. AllSpice Culinarium's blend contains onion, celery, thyme, savory, chives, and bay leaves. Hanna's Gourmet Spices offers a blend of savory, celery flakes, onion, thyme, chives, bay leaves, and marjoram. Suttons Bay Trading Company offers a blend of savory, rosemary, thyme, Greek oregano, basil, dill weed, and other premium spices and herbs. Terra Spice Marketplace offers a blend of spices, herbs, peppercorns, bay leaves, celery, thyme, and cloves. The Growers Exchange offers a Bouquet Garni Herb Collection kit that includes Parsley, Thyme, Rosemary, Bay leaf, Sage 'Purple', and Tarragon 'French' plants.
The price of Bouquet Garni varies depending on the vendor and quantity. For example, Penzeys' Bouquet Garni ranges from $4.39 for a 0.3 oz jar to $14.49 for a 2.4 oz bag. AllSpice Culinarium sells a ¼ cup jar for $3.75. Terra Spice Marketplace has it for $12.99 - $44.82. Availability also varies; some blends may be in stock while others are backordered. The Growers Exchange is shipping their Herb Collection in Spring 2026.
