Oregano
Comes from Chile. It is clean, light and fluffy with superb bright green colour and has a robust, fresh 'peppery' Oregano flavour. Excellent for use in all Italian pasta and vegetable dishes.
Oregano is also known as Joy of the Mountain. The name Origanum is derived from two Greek words, oros, meaning mountain, and ganos, meaning joy. It refers to the attractive appearance and scent these plants give to the Greek hillsides on which they grow. The Greeks used to encourage the growth of oregano on their grazing lands because it made the meat from their goats and sheep more tender and tastier.
Among the Greeks, if Marjoram grew on a grave, it showed the happiness of the departed, and among both the Greeks and Romans, it was the custom to crown young couples with Marjoram. Legend has it that oregano and marjoram were created by the Greek goddess Venus who touched the plant to give it its delicious scent and flavour.
Available in 25g jar.
