Rosemary is an organically grown, delicious, healthy, easy to grow and versatile herb. It's a spicy bush and it originates from the Mediterranean Area. It has thick wood-like stems with little greyish-green needle-like leaves and it flowers with little light blue till pink flowers. The flowers of Rosemary are beloved by bees, butterflies and other benificial insects. Cut your Rosemary bush back in spring time to enhance the growth and the form. This is one of the most popular fresh herbs in the kitchen. It is also a much used herb in the Mediterranean kitchen.
Rosemary is very healthy and versatile. Rosemary contains a.o.: vitamin A, B2, B3, B6, B12 and C. And the minerals calcium, phosphor, iron, potassium, copper, magnesium, manganese, sodium, selenium and zinc. Rosemary also contains phenol acid rosmarinic acid and some essential oils such as: cineol, borneol, bornyl acetate , camphene and Alpha-pinene. Rosemary is delicious with: eggs, potatoes, beef, lamb, pork, chicken, with game, pasta, cheese, shellfish, fish and in herb butter. Rosemary is also delicious with different vegetables like: courgette, aubergine, tomatoes and mushrooms. Rosemary can also be added to soups, sauces, pasta dishes, oven dishes, stews, stir-fry dishes, stock, in marinades, salads, potato dishes, egg dishes (omelette) and in herb butter. It's also an integral part of Provencal herbs and a Bouquet Garni. You can cook Rosemary in your dishes. Rosemary is used fresh and dried. Dried Rosemary is a bit stronger in flavour. You use the leaves of Rosemary or you use the whole sprigs of Rosemary. You can also use the sprigs of Rosemary as a spicy herbal skewer. Rosemary is also used to make tea. This tea is used as a stimulant, against fatigue and against digestive problems. Rosemary can also be added to a foot bath or in a herbal bath. Rosemary is than stimulating, exciting and against fatigue. Rosemary is a low growing, Evergreen, deliciously aromatic and deliciously flavoured bush. It can turn wood-like from the second season after sowing. Semi hardy perennial. Height: 180 cm.