For the health giving qualities and richness of aroma the oregano is famous around the world. It is widely applied by culinary specialists and confectioners, using both fresh leaves, and dried flowers. In the people an oregano - popular substitute of tea.
Love an oregano long since. It grows in our country everywhere, except for Far North and the Far East. Its medicinal and health giving qualities were used by our grandfathers and great-grandfathers.
Tea from an oregano always was on a table favourite and available drink. In its preparation flowers and young escapes as in a dried look, and svezhesorvanny were used. Tea from an oregano is fragrant, has henna-red color and a pleasant flavor. It well satisfies thirst.
In Russia the oregano was always added when cooked kvass, cooked beer and compotes. Did it still because the tannins which are a part of a grass possess action of a natural preservative. They didn't allow to spoil and sour. Long preservation of products was provided to these.
Kvass with an oregano. 10 g of an oregano, 1 l of kvass from a kvass concentrate. Branches of an oregano lowered in the prepared kvass for fermentation for 10-15 hours, then branches removed from drink.
The grass was applied when pickling and salting cucumbers, tomatoes and mushrooms.
Oregano for salting. The blossoming tops of plants with leaves or a dried oregano stack between layers of vegetables (cucumbers or tomatoes) and mushrooms in barrels, banks.
Oregano for giving of aroma to compotes. When cooking compotes of a branch of a grass tied in a fabric (gauze) sack, and after cooking took it from compote.
Drink from an oregano. 50 g of a dried oregano, 3 l of water, 150 g of honey. In the boiling water lowered an oregano for a couple of minutes, removed from fire, insisted 2-3 hours. Then filtered and added honey. All this was well mixed, bottled and cooled.
The oregano is an obligatory component in a recipe for the well-known wine St. John's wort tincture, wine balms.
The oregano is called today the fashionable word of ""oregano"" which is on sale in shops as seasoning - spice, spice for pizza.
Season with an oregano different sauces, soups. It is used when cooking dishes from meat, salads, potatoes.