Caraway
by Gini Sage Caraway’s name is derived from the ancient Arabic word for seed, and has been valued for its flavour and medicinal properties since ancient Egyptian times. It has been found in...
View ArticleChives – Allium schoenoprasum
by Gini Sage The culinary history of chives dates back to ancient China, around 3000 BC, where they were harvested from the wild. Members of the onion family, chives have a much milder flavour, and can...
View ArticleFrench Tarragon
by Gini Sage French tarragon’s name is derived from the Greek drakon, meaning ‘little dragon’, which is most likely a reference to the plant’s serpentine root system. Historically, tarragon was thought...
View ArticleOregano – Origanum vulgare
by Gini Sage The name oregano is from the Greek oros ganos meaning ‘joy of the mountain’, a reference to the cheerful appearance and smell of the flowering plant on Greek hillsides. Oregano is also...
View ArticleParsley – Petroselinum crispum
by Gini Sage Both the botanical and common names for parsley were derived from the old Latin ‘Petros selinon’, or Rock Celery. The ancient Greeks honoured parsley as a plant of death, and used it for...
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