Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
Culturally, mint is inseparable from tea: in the Middle East and North Africa, mint tea is a core ritual of hospitality, friendship, and slow conversation, often poured from a height to aerate and cool it. In India and Pakistan, mint appears in chutneys, raitas, and...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
The story of mint, belonging to the genus Mentha, stretches back thousands of years and weaves together mythology, medicine, daily life, and global trade. So ancient is its cultivation that in the case of spearmint, many believe it may no longer exist in its truly...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
Wild mint is winter plant but quite rare in the Maltese islands. Traditional (Maltese) uses: As an infusion to soothe stomach ache and acts as a stimulant for digestion a glass drunk before meals helps stimulates the appetite, while a glass after meals helps with...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
Malta: Beekeeping and honey culture Thyme is one of the main nectar sources for Maltese bees in mid summer, producing the prized għasel tas sagħtar (wild thyme honey). This light, perfumed honey has been celebrated since antiquity and is used in sweets like qagħaq...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
In Malta, Thyme shrubs were collected as firewood and to decorate nativity cribs during Christmas. The herb is now protected by law and together with fennel is the smell of the Maltese countryside. The earliest known references to thyme date to ancient Sumeria over...
