Herb
Orange Thyme
B tier
Orange thyme is a citrus-scented culinary thyme selection leaning toward sweet orange peel rather than sharp lemon—useful in pork, duck, carrots, and desserts where orange oil fits better than citronella lemon. Bruised leaves scent sugar syrups and compound butters. Flavour is subtler than lemon thyme; combine with zest if you need louder citrus. A specialty garden thyme for cooks who already own lemon thyme and want another note.
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Specialty herb catalogues offered orange-scented thyme selections to home gardeners.
Chefs experimented with orange thyme in duck and dessert applications.
Nursery trade expanded citrus thyme beyond lemon into orange-named cultivars.
Food blogs popularised orange thyme butters and roasted carrot recipes.