epazote

Avocado and earthy black beans are a classic combination. Add some Mexican herbs and the mixture comes to life. The interloper here is ground black cardamon which isn’t Mexican at all, but adds a savoury, smoky, spiciness and curiously perhaps, seems to add to the buttery taste of avocados. Its...

This is a sweet, sour and aromatic salsa with toasty undertones from the charred pineapple. Epazote, a Mexican herb adds an intriguing faintly liquorice twist. If you can’t find it you could use oregano. Ingredients (serves 2 to 3) 100g pineapple pieces (fresh or tinned) 15g fresh coriander...

I'm currently compiling a list of herbs & spices I don't have and refreshing my existing spices and have come across Epazote. I don't even know how to pronounce it, let alone know what to use it for. The literature I have suggest to use it in a similar manner to oregano. I see the MG bought...

Burt Blank mentioned epazote, which is a Mexican herb with a very distinctive taste. As it happens I bought an epazote plant last year. I think it was CraigC talking about this herb which prompted me to track it down. It was labelled as annual and after it died off last year I forgot about...

I ordered (via the internet) some herbs I've never tried before: Epazote, Hyssop and Strawbini. The Epazoti is thanks to @CraigC (see here), a Mexican herb; the hyssop is whim and if anyone knows how to use it please tell me; the strawbini is not really a herb I suppose. Its a type of spinach...