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Satureja is a genus of aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae, related to rosemary and thyme. It is native to North Africa, southern + southeastern Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. A few New World species were formerly included in Satureja, but they have all been moved to other genera. Several species are cultivated as culinary or medicinal herbs, and they have become established in the wild in a few places.[1][2]
Satureja species may be annual or perennial. They are low-growing herbs and subshrubs, reaching heights of 15–50 cm.
The leaves are 1 to 3 cm long, with flowers forming in whorls on the stem, white to pale pink-violet.
Satureja species are food plants for the larva of some Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). Caterpillars of the moth Coleophora bifrondella feed exclusively on winter savory (S. montana).
Savory may be grown purely for ornamental purposes; members of the genus need sun and well-drained soil.
Both summer savory and winter savory are used to flavor food. The former is preferred by cooks but as an annual is only available in summer; winter savory is an evergreen perennial.
Savory plays an important part in Bulgarian and Italian cuisine, particularly when cooking beans. It is also used to season the traditional Acadian stew known as fricot. Savory is also a key ingredient in sarmale, a stuffed cabbage dish in traditional Romanian cuisine. The modern spice mixture Herbes de Provence has savory as one of the principal ingredients.
Yerba buena (Spanish: "good herb"; Satureja douglasii) is used to make a herbal tea in the western United States. In Azerbaijan, savory is often incorporated as a flavoring in black tea.
The etymology of the Latin word 'satureia' is unclear. Speculation that it is related to saturare,[3] to satyr,[3] or to za'atar[4] is not well supported. The ancient Hebrew name is ṣathrá צתרה.
Biological classification, Lamium, Mentha, Lamiales, Verbenaceae
Egypt, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
French language, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Catalan language
Coleophoridae, Austria, Spain, France, Biological classification
Coleophoridae, Biological classification, Animal, Lepidoptera, Europe
Ancient Greece, Attica, Homer, Crete, Magna Graecia
Sichuan pepper, Saffron, Salt, Zanthoxylum, Coriander
Saffron, Salt, Aframomum melegueta, Black cardamom, Zingiberaceae