Origin: Spain
Description: Thyme is a pungent herb, native to southern Europe, the Mediterranean, Asia Minor, and Central Asia. The leaves have a fragrant odour and the taste is warm and pungent.
History: Thyme was a symbol of courage and bravery over 2,000 years ago in Greece, and the link continued well into the Middle Ages, when ladies embroidered a sprig of thyme on the scarves of knights, going into battle.
Use: It is commonly used with poultry, stuffing, fish, eggs, meats, butter, sauces, soups, sausages, salads, vegetables, cottage and cream cheeses, fresh tomatoes, and pastas. It is one of the herbs used to flavour Benedictine liqueur, and is the characteristic seasoning in traditional Jugged Hare.
Medicinal properties: It is useful in cases of wind spasms and colic, and will assist in promoting perspiration at the commencement of a cold, and in fever and febrile complaints generally. See also <a href= This is an <a href=
