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SMART SHOPPING: Parsley

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You’ve probably noticed that your neighborhood grocer offers two different varieties of this recognizable herb (though there are actually more than 30 varieties out there): curly-leaf and flat-leaf (also called Italian). Curly-leaf parsley is more popular, but in the test kitchen flat-leaf is by far the favorite. We find flat-leaf to have a sweet, bright flavor that’s much preferable to the bitter, grassy tones of curly-leaf parsley. Flat-leaf parsley is also much more fragrant than its curly cousin.