Rica rica

Aloysia deserticola

herb

Small resinous leaves tasting of mint and citrus, as tea, in a sorbet or in a pisco sour.

Origin

Atacama Desert (Chile)

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

A small sprig steeps for five minutes in barely simmering water; in cooking, the leaves are chopped very fine, in small amounts.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Lutein and zeaxanthin · Chlorophyll

Did you know?

It grows above 3,000 meters, in one of the driest deserts in the world.