Cuban oregano

[Cindy Fuller]

I needed some more potting soil for the herbs on the upper deck of Casa
Sammamish, so I stopped at Fred Meyer today. Along with the other herbs,
I found a plant with thick, fuzzy, scalloped leaves. It was Cuban
oregano. I bought a plant, along with a pot of Greek oregano. We had
black bean soup and salad for dinner. I added epazote to the soup and
the Cuban oregano to the salad. I may not have added enough epazote to
the soup because it didn't have much taste to me. OTOH, the Cuban
oregano was muy flavorful. Worth a try if you can find it.

Cindy

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[Julie Bove]

"Cindy Fuller" <cindySP...@cindyjfuller.com> wrote in message
news:cindySPAMORAMA-A65...@news.giganews.com...

How much Epazote do you usually use? And I presume that you have fresh? I
have tried it twice and didn't notice a difference but I was cautious
because online references say to use it sparingly.

[Nunya Bidnits]

"Cindy Fuller" <cindySP...@cindyjfuller.com> wrote in message
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Is this the plant? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_oregano
I'm just asking because there is a lot of confusion about the various plants
called oregano.

MartyB

[Ema Nymton]

Have not grown Cuban oregano before, but I have grown Mexican oregano. I
use that fairly often.

Becca

[sf]

I've never even heard of Cuban oregano, so thanks for the heads up.

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[Julian Vrieslander]

In article <knij5q$5n4$1...@dont-email.me>,

"Nunya Bidnits" <nunyab...@eternal-september.invalid> wrote:

> Is this the plant? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_oregano
> I'm just asking because there is a lot of confusion about the various plants
> called oregano.

Cindy's SO checking in...

Our plant does not look very much like the stuff in that photo. It does
look like the second photo on this page:

http://insearchofthefinerthings.blogspot.com/2011/06/newest-herb-acquisit
ion-cuban-oregano.html

Unlike Greek or Mexican oregano, the leaves are thick and rubbery, like
a succulent.

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Julian Vrieslander

[Nunya Bidnits]

It's starting to sound like Dittany of Crete which has been misnomered as
Mexican oregano and others on more than one occasion. The photo you
reference looks exactly like a D of C plant that I grew. I bought it labeled
as Mexican Oregano but I knew it wasnt that, and research revealed it's true
identity. I just liked the plant which grew well in a window basket for
several years. It has much different flavor from other oreganos.

Images:
https://www.google.com/search?q=dittany+of+crete&client=firefox-a&hs=Sfg&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=AnSdUYLXI-XI0wGNsICQAg&ved=0CD4QsAQ&biw=1006&bih=600

Google Dittany of Crete for lots of info.

MartyB

[B. Server]

On Wed, 22 May 2013 20:49:39 -0500, "Nunya Bidnits"
<nunyab...@eternal-september.invalid> wrote:

>Julian Vrieslander <MY_FIRST_NAME@MY_LAST_NAME.com> wrote:
>> In article <knij5q$5n4$1...@dont-email.me>,
>> "Nunya Bidnits" <nunyab...@eternal-september.invalid> wrote:
>>

[.snip]

>>
>> Unlike Greek or Mexican oregano, the leaves are thick and rubbery,
>> like a succulent.
>
>It's starting to sound like Dittany of Crete which has been misnomered as
>Mexican oregano and others on more than one occasion. The photo you
>reference looks exactly like a D of C plant that I grew. I bought it labeled
>as Mexican Oregano but I knew it wasnt that, and research revealed it's true
>identity. I just liked the plant which grew well in a window basket for
>several years. It has much different flavor from other oreganos.
>
>Images:
>https://www.google.com/search?q=dittany+of+crete&client=firefox-a&hs=Sfg&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=AnSdUYLXI-XI0wGNsICQAg&ved=0CD4QsAQ&biw=1006&bih=600
>
>Google Dittany of Crete for lots of info.
>
>MartyB

That looks very much like what I once bought as "Cuban" oregano. I
never got around to trying to use it in food as I thought it smelled
like a mixture of camphor and natural turpentine and could not imagine
what it would enhance. 'Have to check out the dittany of Crete
reference for clues. Thanks.

-bs

[Cindy Fuller]

In article <knij5q$5n4$1...@dont-email.me>,
"Nunya Bidnits" <nunyab...@eternal-september.invalid> wrote:

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_oregano

The leaves are fleshy, similar to a succulent, but the plant I have has
rounder leaves than the one pictured in the wikipedia article. Maybe
this one is a mutant.

[Cindy Fuller]

In article <knhgq3$2ob$1...@dont-email.me>,

I bought two epazote plants at the Yakima Fruit Stand. I probably tore
three good-sized leaves into the soup.

[Nunya Bidnits]

IIRC it should only go in towards the end of cooking.