Description

Kosher

Satureja hortensis L.

Summer savory, a member of the mint family, is an annual plant that grows 12-18 inches high, with white to pale pink flowers, and soft, grayish leaves, approximately 1 in length. The entire plant is highly aromatic, and it is a popular choice in herb gardens. Summer savory is cultivated throughout France, Great Britain, the Mediterranean, Spain, Canada, and the US, and is commonly used to flavor sausage, salami, as an ingredient in herbs de province blends, and is a pleasant compliment to egg dishes, beans, and lentils. It should be added towards the end of the cooking cycle for optimum flavor. Although they are of different botanical species, summer and winter savory have many of the same properties, and characteristics including the same main essential oil constituents, carvacrol and cymene.