Bay leaves are foliage from the bay laurel tree that grows in the Mediterranean. Most bay leaves sold at grocery stores are imported from Turkey, although you'll sometimes find California bay ...
Although fresh leaves are becoming more widely available, they are usually sold dried. The dried bay leaves are more strongly flavoured than fresh ones, but the uses for both are the same.
But this year, bay laurel leaves from four outbreaks—including two in San Mateo County, one in Alameda County and one in Contra Costa County—tested positive for NA2, a lineage that lab testing ...