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The practice of putting leaves on the soles of shoes is widespread, some even claim that it can bring good luck, but its real function is incredible.
Leaves on your shoes
We are all more or less aware of the use of bay leaves, but mainly for culinary use, as well as to adorn the heads of graduates, such as winners and sages. But let’s see what bay leaves can be used for.
bay leaves
Powerful, aromatic and simple, adding a bay leaf to a stew, cooking water or marinade is a guarantee of success and aroma from the first minute. Intense and frequent in practically all recipes, bay leaves give new life to everything that encounters them.
Bay leaves are a real aromatic bomb and their use in recipes should be measured. One dry leaf is enough to breathe new life into a dish; too much can mean that the dish becomes the realm of the bay leaf.
Lentil soup with bay leaves
When used sparingly, almost any recipe will welcome its aroma. We think of some stewed vegetables, such as beans, lentils or chickpeas, but also some seafood recipes and, of course, to give a little boost to broths.
As well as being used in cooking, laurel is one of the favourite plants for rituals because of its esoteric significance. In fact, it is no coincidence that it is associated with power, success, triumphs, glory and is said to possess the gift of prophecy, for these reasons it is a powerful ingredient.
Laurel, why put leaves on the soles of your shoes?
We are all aware that after a few days of wearing shoes, they stop smelling like shoes and absorb the smell of our feet.
The type of shoe and the sole also have their value in terms of ‘foot odour’ and not only the degree of hygiene.
On the soles of the feet there are sweat glands which, with their function of eliminating waste substances, can cause considerable discomfort if they function excessively or poorly.
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