Thyme is a delicious, healthy and versatile organically grown herb. It's an aromatic shrub and it originates from the Mediterranean Area. It has straight and upright stems with little greyish-green leaves and it flowers with little pink flowers. It's a small, Evergreen, aromatic shrub that starts to become wood-like from the second year after sowing. Thyme attracts bees and other beneficial insects.
Thyme is healthy and versatile. Thyme contains a.o.: vitamin A, B6, B11, C, E and K. And the minerals potassium, iron, calcium, manganese, magnesium and selenium. It also contains a large amount of flavonoids antioxidants like: zea-xanthine, lutein, pigenin, luteolin, naringenin and thymosin and a large amount of the amino acid tryptophan. Thyme is delicious in combination with: lamb, chicken, beef, pork, chocolate, cinnamon, garlic, goat cheese, onions, lemon, oranges, tomato, white fish, eggs, cheese, pasta and potatoes. Thyme is also widely used in sauces, stews, stir fry dishes, oven dishes, pasta dishes, marinades, with game dishes, in soups, salads, potato dishes, egg dishes (omelette), desserts, vegetable dishes and in herb butter. Thyme is also an important part of Provencal herbs and in a Bouquet Garni. Thyme can be cooked in dishes. Thyme is used both fresh and dried. Dried Thyme is much stronger in flavour. You can use the leaves of Thyme or use Thyme in its entirety to add to your dishes. Thyme is also used to make herbal tea. You can use this tea against cold, cough, sore throat and to make your health better. You can also add Thyme to a foothbath or a herbal bath. Thyme helps against cold, against fatigue and it's relaxing. Hardy perennial.
