Calamint (Calamintha sylvatica) is a herb with a strong aromatic fragrance somewhere between mint and marjoram that’s characteristic of Roman cooking. This herb is used when stewing zucchini, artichokes, and other vegetables in olive oil and garlic.
Some southern Italian cheeses are flavoured with calamint, which is gathered in the wild in Tuscany, Sicily, and Basilicata. Niebita (Calamintha sp.), another type of calamint with attractive light lavender flowers, is indispensable for Italian bean and mushroom dishes. Lesser calamint (C. nepeta), an herb with a more pungent taste than calamint, grows all over Tuscany and is used extensively in Tuscan cooking; it’s especially delicious cooked with wild mushrooms. Large-flowered calamint (C. grandiflora) has a pleasing minty fragrance and is used as a seasoning or for tea.
Brown wild mushrooms with garlic and calamint and use to top grilled fillet of beef.
Add calamint to rabbit dishes.
Add calamint to the boiling water for cooking artichokes.
beef
fresh pasta
garlic
goat
mushroom
rabbit
shrimp
tomato
white wine
zucchini
Category: Spices and Herbs
Sub Category: Herbs