Botanical name - Mentha Sativa
Country of Origin - Egypt
Mint is an extremely versatile herb, complements dishes both sweet and savoury from a wide array of cuisines, ethnic or else. It has the ability to bring freshness to any dish and not a subtle flavour at all.
Mint can be an ingredient in a main course or a dessert, sprinkled on a snack, used to enliven leftovers, or to bring the gourmet touch to a fancy dinner. You can enjoy mint at breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Mint is a truly international ingredient, used in western cuisine -roasted lamb and mint sauce- middle eastern cuisine -minty meatballs- and eastern cuisine -Thai green chicken curry, Indian mint chutney, or Vietnamese vermicelli. You'll find mint in Greek spanakopita or Cuban mojitos.