Freshly picked French tarragon sprigs (Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa)

Freshly picked French tarragon sprigs (Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa) - Palm Beach Farm

Elevate your culinary creations with our freshly picked French tarragon sprigs (Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa). Sourced directly from top-tier estate stock at Palm Beach Farm and cultivated for elite production, this leafy green bridges uncompromising quality with bright, anise-tinted fragrance and complex herbal sophistication.

The Flavor, Aroma & Texture: Beyond Ordinary Herbs

Unlike commercial herbs found in ordinary grocery stores—which are often bruised, dull, wilted, or weak in profile—our true estate-grown French tarragon offers a distinctly superior flavor and olfactory experience. Slender, leaf-rich, and deeply vibrant, it yields a refined profile of sweet anise, licorice, and mild pepper that only premium, freshly harvested sprigs can provide. Whether whisked into a rich Béarnaise sauce, steeped into artisanal herb vinegars, or folded into soft scrambled eggs, the profile is far cleaner, more potent, and vastly preferred over standard supermarket alternatives.

Pure Harvest Standards

We harvest only uncompromised, top-tier stock to ensure absolute excellence in every bag:

• Palm Beach Farm freshly harvested French tarragon sprigs (Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa)
• Zero chemical pesticides or artificial growth accelerants
• Meticulously handled to preserve delicate, volatile essential oils and tender foliage - Packed fresh to lock in maximum licorice-anise pungency and vivid green color

Suggested Uses: Culinary & Beyond

Unleash unmatched versatility across your kitchen and bar with these favorite applications:

• Classic French Emulsified Sauces: Essential to traditional Béarnaise sauce, where it is infused into reduced white wine and vinegar before being whisked into egg yolks and butter. It also elevates remoulade, tartar, and herb-rich hollandaise variations.
• Poultry & Seafood Pairings: Complements delicate meats like poached chicken, pan-seared salmon, trout, halibut, and shellfish. Its subtle sweetness cuts cleanly through rich, buttery pan juices and cream-based sauces.
• Herb Vinegars & Salad Dressings: Steep whole sprigs in white wine, champagne, or apple cider vinegar to create custom tarragon vinegar—a foundational ingredient for classic French vinaigrettes, grain salads, and Dijon dressings.
• Fines Herbes Blend & Egg Dishes: Forms one-fourth of the classical French fines herbes mixture alongside parsley, chives, and chervil. Gently fold into French omelets, quiches, or deviled egg fillings toward the end of cooking to preserve its delicate oils.
• Compound Butters & Creamy Spreads: Whisk finely chopped leaves into softened butter, mayonnaise, sour cream, or goat cheese. Tarragon compound butter melts cleanly over grilled steaks, roasted asparagus, baby potatoes, or steamed green vegetables.
• Craft Cocktails & Artisanal Infusions: Muddle sprigs into gin, vodka, or simple syrup for elevated botanical cocktails, or steep into warm extra virgin olive oil for a subtle, aromatic finishing oil.

Leafy greens are shipped ONLY on Mondays and Tuesdays. PBF will not fulfill or ship leafy greens any other day of the week to ensure they arrive to you no later than Saturday.