Mint is a great herb in our farm that is abundant and can be used for many dishes. It’s renowned for its signature scent, taste, and cool feel down your throat. I have now used mint twice for my Farm 2 Fork and I use it regularly in the kitchen. Mint is a great and easy way to make many refreshing beverages from mocktails and milkshakes to mochas. A key technique to making these drinks that I will teach you how to use is called muddling.
So what is muddling? Basically muddling is a technique used to gently mash herbs or fruits to release their pure oils or juices. People can use a muddler if they have one but the back of a spatula or most utensils with a knobby end will do you well. Mint isn’t the only thing you can muddle; basil and lemons are also popular, but mint is most common because it binds very well with alcohol in cocktails. To muddle the mint you have to be very cautious because there are veins in the mint containing bitter chlorophyll that you don’t want, so be sure not to grind it to a pulp or cut the leaf.
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