Cretan savory is one of the traditional culinary herbs featuring in the East-European and American cuisines. Savory is a plant which is relative to thyme, lavender and sage. Savory of Crete has pink flowers and aromatic foliage, flowering from spring to summer. Both fresh and dry, the leaves and stems of savory are commonly used to spice dishes,while the extract of the herb is also valued for its delicate flavor. It has a quite hot taste, like thyme, and a bit acrid. Cretan Savory is used for over 2000 years mainly in cooking. The ancient Greeks were making wine flavored with spices, (wine thymvriti) while it was used as medicine for bee stings, it was flavored with sauces and vinegar with spices used as a condiment.
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