{"id":2419,"date":"2020-07-22T18:57:05","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T18:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dangoldinc.com\/dangold-recipe\/?p=2419"},"modified":"2020-07-22T18:57:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T18:57:05","slug":"a-lesson-in-sage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dangoldinc.com\/dangold-recipe\/a-lesson-in-sage\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lesson In: Sage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sage, as the name implies, invokes the idea of both wisdom and a natural, earthy aura. When it comes down to what Sage provides in flavor, that\u2019s not entirely far from the mark.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also known as Salvia Officinalis, Sage originates from the Meditteranean and has enjoyed a long history of both culinary and medicinal usage. To this day, burning sage is a common practice for everything from triggering meditation to deodorizing a room, and Sage tea is right next to chamomile among the most popular herbal teas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sage is something of a wonder herb, and even when added in very small doses can completely change the flavor (not to mention, the aroma) of a blend. It\u2019s extraordinarily agreeable as well and is used in everything from honey to vinegar to butter. It appears in everything from our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dangoldinc.com\/all\/chicken-salt-spice-blend.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicken Salt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dangoldinc.com\/all\/pasta-herb-spice-blend.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pasta Herb<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> blend, and is one of the most common ingredients you\u2019ll find on the back of our labels right next to garlic and pepper.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing how much sage when using it as an ingredient is key, because too much of it can be overpowering. Frying or cooking it dilutes its flavor, so it\u2019s important to be very precise when following recipes. If your meal doesn\u2019t call for it it\u2019s also the perfect ingredient to a cocktail or herbal refreshment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/nutrition\/sage#section3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health-wise<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Sage is loaded with antioxidants and has potential properties that reduce blood sugar, protect against cancer, and lower cholesterol. Studies have shown it can even reduce dental plaque. Throughout history (particularly ancient history), Sage has also been useful as an antiseptic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safe to say, it\u2019s Sage advice to try and include sage in your diet. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sage, as the name implies, invokes the idea of both wisdom and a natural, earthy aura. When it comes down to what Sage provides in flavor, that\u2019s not entirely far from the mark.\u00a0 Also known as Salvia Officinalis, Sage originates from the Meditteranean and has enjoyed a long history of both culinary and medicinal usage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dangoldinc.com\/dangold-recipe\/a-lesson-in-sage\/\" class=\"more-link\"> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[157,176,179,182,181,180,149,169],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dangoldinc.com\/dangold-recipe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dangoldinc.com\/dangold-recipe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dangoldinc.com\/dangold-recipe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dangoldinc.com\/dangold-recipe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dangoldinc.com\/dangold-recipe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2419"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dangoldinc.com\/dangold-recipe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2421,"href":"https:\/\/www.dangoldinc.com\/dangold-recipe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419\/revisions\/2421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dangoldinc.com\/dangold-recipe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dangoldinc.com\/dangold-recipe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dangoldinc.com\/dangold-recipe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dangoldinc.com\/dangold-recipe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}