The market · Herbs and aromatics · Southern Europe, The Americas
Oregano
A peppery, earthy herb that's better dried than fresh — which is how most of the Mediterranean uses it.
peppery · earthy · warm
What to do with it
Kinds
- Mediterranean / Greek
- Sharp and resinous; sold dried on the branch in Greece.
- Mexican oregano
- A different plant, with a citrusy, grassier edge — for salsas, pozole and beans.
Goes with
Knowing it
- Where to buy
- Greek and Turkish grocers for bunches of dried; Latin American grocers for Mexican.
- Worth knowing
- Crumble dried oregano between your palms as it goes in, to wake it up.
