Kakuti (wild mint)

Ziziphora clinopodioides

herb

A small wild mountain mint with a pennyroyal scent, dried to flavor yogurt, doogh and soups, or steeped.

Origin

Mountains of Iran, the Caucasus and Central Asia

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Dried, it is crumbled between the fingers into yoghurt, doogh or soup, a pinch at a time; as a tea, a teaspoon is infused for five minutes.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Rosmarinic acid · Lutein and zeaxanthin · Chlorophyll

Did you know?

In Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, a pinch is slipped into black tea.