Thyme is a shrub of small height (up to 30 cm), with upright shoots, extremely durable and emits a very pleasant aroma.
The leaves of thyme, when dried, acquire a brownish-green color and release their aroma when crushed.
Their taste is very strong, slightly pungent and rich.
The leaves and the dried flowers, are used as a spice to flavor various foods in fish, meat, sauces, soups, etc.
In FOTSI Spices you will also find excellent quality thyme in a bunch for decoration and food styling but also to rub it just before use for even more aroma!
Choose the flavored olive oil with a mix of 4 peppers and a sprig of thyme to give it to the ones you love!!
Grams: 100gr.
Witch hazel is a bushy plant, but it can also reach the dimensions of a normal tree, with particularly yellow or orange flowers and a fruit with white seeds.
The decoction of its leaves or bark has antiseptic, analgesic properties, stimulates the digestive system and can stop bleeding in the body.
It helps to hydrate the skin while it effectively treats hemorrhoids as well.
White pepper is the heart of the fruit, whatever remains when removing the peel that surrounds the wrist. So it is smoother than other types of pepper.
It has special aroma and it tastes quite hot and therefore it should be used with caution.
The most common uses are in white sauces, in tzatziki, in cheese pie, as well as chickens and fish.
Salep is a species of orchid.
Salep drink is produced from the root of the plant.
It is used as a flavoring in confectionery, as a thickener in the production of ice cream, and it is also included in the syrup of various sweets.
Apart from these, drinking it as a drink has beneficial and healing properties.
You can sweeten it with sugar or honey and flavor it with cinnamon or ginger.