HelperGuy Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Not too familiar with it, but have a recipe calling for it. Apparently it's a warm-climate herb; have scoured SuperLake and WalMart. Has anyone see it around? I have not been to the place beside Gossips yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Ha. I was in Wal-Mart yesterday looking for Salvia (Sage). I could not find it. But looking for a spice in that store makes one dizzy...a handful of different brands next to each other, not really in any apparent order. Then there's the second area of "Specialty" spices over by the produce. So I was working the "S"'s pretty hard. I could swear I saw something that said "Savory", but don't hold me to it. My eyes were spinning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelperGuy Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I'll check it out. I have the same swimming-eyes issue when reading all those labels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Here is a substitution chart: http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/blherbsub.htm Superlake has large jars of sage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I think the Spanish word for the plant/herb is ajedrea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmosquita Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 There are different types of savory and is not easy to find at stores here, must of the savory is home grown here, Maybe at the Viveros you might find it. Savory has a strong aromatic flavour, which could be compared to thyme or common strain of epazote, both with a little touch of mint and i have some of them at Ninette, you can have some of it any time for sure! Ajedrea is the name in spanish Buen provecho, Oscar Perez Nafarrate S. El Jardin de Ninette tel 766 49 05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelperGuy Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Very, very thoughtful of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 I saw it today at Walmart in the spice section near the produce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelperGuy Posted March 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Musta looked right at it and missed. Good news: found dried epazote at SuperLake while looking. For my Sopa Azteca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 You can often find fresh epazote at the Organic T and then freeze it. Fresher flavor than the dried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Musta looked right at it and missed. Good news: found dried epazote at SuperLake while looking. For my Sopa Azteca. Unfortunately, epazote loses all its flavor when dried. You want fresh, and once you know what the plant looks like, you can keep an eye out for it--it grows wild at Lakeside. Google 'epazote image' and you'll see its deep green, saw-toothed leaves. Then watch for it growing out of cracks along Lakeside streets--it's free for the cutting, and you only need a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelperGuy Posted March 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Thanks, everybody. Now, why didn't this come up during out Sopa Azteca conversation, and before I spent the 50 pesos on this tiny little jar... sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tingting Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 FWIW, the little nursery next to TELMEX sells sage and epazote plants. Both grow pretty easy and you´ll have the freshest herbs possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canamex Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Getting back to savoury, it doesn't grow here, but Walmart has it in the spice bottles to the left of the vegetables and fruits: it's misspelled "sabory" on the bottle. It doesn't taste or smell anything like epazote or sage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canamex Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Also, savoury grows to about 12 feet, almost 4 metres, in Southern Ontario, so it's not a warm-climate herb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelperGuy Posted March 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 According to Wikipedia, both summer savory and winter savory are native to warm temperate regions. http://en.wikipedia....ory_%28genus%29 So one would assume that the Ontario savory grows in the summer. And also safe to assume it was transplanted at some point from its native location, like so many things that grow. Also, using "b" for "v" here in spelling is pretty common. What I discovered on that webpage really has me interested: in the garden, we have a blossoming bush that the hummingbirds and orioles just love, and it looks like this: known as Satureja Mexicana, which is apparently a type of savory. This is a huge bush; the red blossoms never open beyond what you see in the photo. I'd eally like to find out about this. I'll be sniffing the leaves tomorrow, er, uh, checking the leaves to see if they match the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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