General Description
Summer Savory is an annual herb, Satureja hotenis, belonging to the mint family. Its dark green, narrow leaves are dried and crushed.
Geographical Sources
United States and Yugoslavia
Traditional Ethnic Uses
Summer Savory enhances almost any savory dish. It goes well with soups, stews, bean dishes of any sort, succotash, cabbage and sauekraut.
Taste and Aroma
Summer Savory has a clean, piney fragrance and peppery flavor.
History/Region of Origin
Romans used Savory as an herb and seasoning even before they used pepper. They used it as a medicine, a bee sting treatment and an aphrodisiac. When the Romans brought it to England, it was used as an ingredient in stuffing rather than as a herbal remedy.
