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Thymus schimperi

spice · herb

Small dried thyme leaves, as a tea with honey or in Ethiopian stews and spiced butter.

Origin

Ethiopian Highlands

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

A pinch of dried leaves per cup steeps for five minutes; in cooking, it is used like thyme, by the pinch.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Thymol and carvacrol

Did you know?

It only grows above 2,000 meters, in the Ethiopian Highlands.