Herb
Spearmint
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Spearmint (Mentha spicata) is the sweet culinary mint of sauces, teas, and juleps—lower menthol than peppermint, greener and gentler, the default “mint” of savoury kitchens. Chop into yoghurt sauces, tabbouleh, and peas; muddle carefully for drinks. Invasive runner—contain garden beds. Fresh far outperforms dried for brightness.
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Characteristics
Preparations
DriedFreshGarnishInfusedSauceTeaTorn
Traits
CoolCulinary DefaultGreenLow MentholRefreshingSauceSweetSweet Mint
History
GR
Spearmint-type mints were used in classical Mediterranean cookery.
GB
British mint sauce traditions relied on spearmint.
Commercial spearmint oil and leaf trades expanded.
Spearmint remained the primary culinary mint worldwide.