Thyme, aka thyme - long decumbent shrub.Hundreds of species of thyme Thymus genus grow almost all of Eurasia, North Africa, the Canary Islands and even in Greenland.The first written mention of thyme belongs to the third millennium BC.e.- The ancient Sumerians used it as an antiseptic, and the ancient Egyptians - as one component in a complex process of embalming.
Latin genus name comes from the Greek thyme thymiama (incense, incense) - Greeks dedicated to Aphrodite, and burned it in the temples of the goddess.It has long been believed that thyme gives courage, and Roman soldiers before the battle took baths with thyme and Highlanders (those with baths were more difficult) for the same purpose had tea with wild thyme.Thank plant as a symbol of courage took place through the centuries - in medieval Europe ladies embroidered on the shirts of their knights sprig of thyme in the hope that it will give them courage in battle
unusually savor meat dishes and gives a rare view - caraway thyme.He's great in combination with garlic and wine (inseparable couple Mediterranean cuisine), and is best suited to fish and fried chicken.
fairly well distributed in the cooking subspecies of the wild thyme - thyme, lemon with pronounced notes of lemon.His tiny heart-shaped leaves are particularly well suited to seafood and sweet dishes.Citrus flavor facilitates the perception of fatty foods (natural essential oils promote digestion), so the lemon thyme is recommended to add to the fried potatoes, scrambled eggs, minced meat, smoked meats, lamb, duck, pate, mushrooms, cheese, poultry and cheeses, and a very small amount- fried fish, liver, offal and veal.
Fresh and dried leaves and young shoots of all kinds of thyme used, like marjoram, in dishes of peas and beans, as well as in the manufacture of sausages.Thyme - one of the main herbs French cuisine and certainly included in the "bouquet garni" and "herbs of Provence", as in Spain, Greece and Turkey, thyme oil is used in pickling olives.
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