Dittany of Crete

Origanum dictamnus

infusion · herb

Small round leaves covered in white down, smelling of oregano, as a tea or in liqueurs.

Origin

Crete

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

One teaspoon of dried leaves per cup, five to ten minutes in barely simmering water; the infusion is strained and drunk.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Thymol and carvacrol

Did you know?

It was picked hanging from a rope above gorges: several gatherers, the “erontades”, lost their lives doing it.