different, with a tea-like quality and floral and sweet notes from a number of other terpenes (linalool, geraniol, terpineol) Spanish sage, S lavandulaefolia, is fresher-smelling and less distinctive, with pine, eucalyptus, citrus, and other notes partly replacing thujone Pineapple sage, S elegans (rutilans), comes from Mexico and is said to have a sweet, fruity aroma Sage is especially prominent in northern Italian cooking, and in the U.S flavors poultry stuffings and seasonings and pork sausages; it seems to have an affinity for fat Most dried sage used to be “Dalmatian” sage, from the Balkan coast; today Albania and other Mediterranean countries are the largest producers “Rubbed” sage is minimally ground and coarsely sieved leaves; it loses its aroma more slowly than finely ground sage Savory Savory comes in two types, which are two species of the northern-hemisphere genus Satureja Both summer savory (S hortensis) and winter savory (S montana) taste like a mixture of oregano and thyme; they contain both carvacrol and thymol Summer savory is often the milder of the two It’s thought that savory may well be the parent genus of the various oreganos and marjoram A native of western North America, S douglasii, is known as yerba buena in California, and has a mild, mint-like flavor Thyme Thyme got its name from the Greeks, who used it as an aromatic in their burnt sacrifices; it shares its root with the words for “spirit” and “smoke.” There are a lot of thymes: 60–70 species in the shrubby, tinyleaved, mainly Mediterranean genus Thymus, and as many or more varieties of the common thyme, Thymus vulgaris There are also many flavors of thyme, including lemon, mint, pineapple, caraway, and nutmeg A number of thyme species and varieties taste much like ... summer savory (S hortensis) and winter savory (S montana) taste like a mixture of oregano and thyme; they contain both carvacrol and thymol Summer savory is often the milder of the two It’s thought... genus Thymus, and as many or more varieties of the common thyme, Thymus vulgaris There are also many flavors of thyme, including lemon, mint, pineapple, caraway, and nutmeg A number of thyme species and. .. Thyme Thyme got its name from the Greeks, who used it as an aromatic in their burnt sacrifices; it shares its root with the words for “spirit” and “smoke.” There are a lot of thymes: 60–70 species in the shrubby,