why do we leave bay leaves whole and pick them out after cooking when all other spices are ground down to powder?

Question

Even cinnamon has a ground down version??

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Answer 1

I’ve seen it sold ground here in Colombia, where it’s called laurel.

I typed “ground bay leaf” into Google, and a lot of hits came back. Here is one from McCormick:

https://www.mccormickforchefs.com/en-us/products/mccormick-culinary/bay-leaves-ground

I’ve never used it myself.