Portuguese thyme has an aroma similar to Greek oregano, it is a very spicy herb, and is best used in dishes that require a highly-seasoned taste such as meat stuffings, beans, lamb roasts and Italian sauces. This thyme is a favourite amongst French Caribbean cooks. This herb is ground and used as a chutney with East Indian delicacies, its also called “podina”’, but it is a wonderful aromatic when added to seafood, especially conchs, lambie and fresh fish at the very end of cooking. Spanish thyme grows to shrub-like size, and has a wonderful musky aroma enhanced by lemon. Spanish thyme is quite the opposite to French thyme, it has large, bright-green, serrated-edged leaves almost two inches in diameter, the leaves and stems are quite soft and watery. It’s also quite good when included in long, simmered tomato-based sauces and local soups. is known as Poor mans pork, or broad leaf thyme in Barbados. It’s wonderful when solely included in baked chicken, or roasted fish. This perennial herb belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Description: This 'Jamaican form' of Spanish Thyme has broad, thick leaves with soft, fuzzy texture and jagged edges. Seldom does it grow much past ten inches in height. Bloom Time and Color: Light Lavender - Late Fall. Why not take the time to enjoy the wonderful flavours of each individual thymeįrench thyme or our fine-leaved thyme is a classic herb, small leaves, tough stems, tiny mauve flowers, it smells warm, earthy and flowery, it is a little pungent and has a lovely clove-like aroma. Thyme is a great culinary herb and is a classic addition to many Caribbean pots, there are three varieties distinct to the Caribbean, each variety bringing its own distinct aroma and flavour to every recipe they’re included in. Why? Because when this cornucopia of fresh herbs is ground together, the stronger overpower the more delicate with not very pleasing end results. The most common sub-variety of wild thyme a thick ground cover is. The home cook who proudly produces his/her own version of freshly-ground seasoning will sooner or later find that the food will have flavour distinct to none, and everything cooked will have the same flavour. Sub-varieties include the narrow-leafed French thyme and broad-leafed English thyme. This has become such a ritual that food manufacturers offer a bottled ground seasoning, which really has been so processed that the “concept” of fresh seasoning in a bottle is lost. Your skin can also benefit from using thyme essential oil to clear infections and treat the symptoms of acne. Thyme tea can help to lower blood pressure, clear up respiratory infections, soothe a hacky cough, and lower anxiety. This will always include a bunch of chadon beni (which flavours like cilantro), more celery, and a bunch of French thyme (fine thyme as it is also known), Spanish thyme (broad leaf thyme) and sometimes Portuguese thyme (oregano), some pimento peppers and even ginger root. Advertisement Thyme is a tasty herb with therapeutic properties that has many health benefits. More often than not, more herbs are added to the mixture. On arriving home the cook would then proceed to wash and cut the herbs, then grind them in a food processor or blender. This bundle usually includes a few bunches of chives with roots attached, a small sprig of French thyme, and a few leaves of celery and maybe on occasion, parsley. Please visit my Facebook page at to see my artwork for sale as well as my website at for Prints, Throw pillows, Bedspreads and Phone cases with my artwork on them.ĭon’t forget to LIKE my Facebook page and to SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel.CARIBBEAN cooks love to cook with herbs, a weekly trip to the market will always include a few bundles of “seasoning” as we know it. After doing some research, including The. To Order Prints of My Artwork/Photography visit One plant with smaller leaves was labeled Cuban oregano and the larger-leaved plant was labeled broad-leaf thyme. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care professional with questions you may have regarding your medical condition. I hope you enjoy it!ĭisclaimer Any information on diseases and treatments available at this channel is intended for general guidance only and must never be considered a substitute for advice provided by a doctor or other qualified healthcare professional. More unusually it can be an interesting addition to salads, Broad leaf thyme is. In this video I would show you how I made Broad Leaf Thyme Tea Or Indian Borage Tea. Thyme is traditionally used with meat and in sauces, stuffing, stews and soups.
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