id: 552

name: Epazote

flavor_bible_name_variants: epazote,langoustines,tagines

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status: draft

source: foodb,flavor_bible

food_db_name: Epazote

flavor_db_name_variants: epazote

name_scientific: Dysphania ambrosioides

description: Epazote, wormseed, Jesuit's tea, Mexican tea, Paico or Herba Sancti Mariæ (Dysphania ambrosioides, formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides) is an herb native to Central America, South America, and southern Mexico. Epazote is used as a leaf vegetable, an herb and an herbal tea for its pungent flavor. Raw, it has a resinous, medicinal pungency, similar to anise, fennel, or even tarragon, but stronger. Epazote's fragrance is strong but difficult to describe. A common analogy is to turpentine or creosote. It has also been compared to citrus, savory, or mint.

itis_id: 822812

wikipedia_id: Epazote

picture_file_name: 566.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 45511

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:36:00.000Z

legacy_id: 593

food_group: Herbs and Spices

food_subgroup: Herbs

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:48.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:27.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 330163

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00552