More On Epazote

[Guest guest]

Still wondering about this herb mentioned the other day, I found several sites

describing its use, as a medicine and as an herb for cooking. As a medicine it

is reputed to be good for almost anything, from preventing intestinal worms,

increasing breastmilk and increasing perspiration to curing cancer. As an

herb it is used, recommended a leaf or two according to one site, in -

obviously - mexican dishes, eg. refried beans.

 

Here are some sites to show the range. The last leads to more links, including

links to recipes (not necessarily vegetarian).

 

http://www.self-reliance.net/epazot.html

 

http://www.rain-tree.com/epazote.htm

 

http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/generic_frame.html?Chen_amb.html

 

Best, Pat

[Guest guest]

, " pengwhyn " <veggiehound> wrote:

>

> Still wondering about this herb mentioned the other day, I found several sites

> describing its use, as a medicine and as an herb for cooking.

> Best, Pat

 

One of my favorite chefs, Rick Bayless, uses epazote in many of his recipes,

which are based

on traditional Mexican fare but which are kicked up several " notches. " Rick

loves chiles of all

kinds, and incorporates them into all of his recipes.

 

For those of you interested in exploring epazote in more detail -- or if you're

simply

interested in some really fantastic recipes -- you can pick up any of Rick's

cookbooks. Rick is

not vegetarian, but lots of the recipes don't include me@t. And most of the me@t

recipes can

easily be adapted to vegetarian versions.

 

I own two of his cookbooks ( " Mexico: One Plate at a Time " and " Mexican

Everyday " ) and use

them all the time.

 

Laurie