Peppermint favor is one of the most universal tastes around and for good reason. It bright and cheerful and tastes good.
Peppermint is a hybrid of M. aquatica and M. spicata. It is cultivated in a number of European countries, North Africa and the United States of America.
This special form of mint cannot be grown from seed, but must be rooted from cuttings.
Peppermint has a right green leaves with purple-tinged stems. It is somewhat peppery and more pungent than spearmint.
Its flavor comes from its menthol content. Peppermint’s menthol is a mild anesthetic and it appears to aid digestion. Menthol in peppermint oil produces a cool sensation in mouth.
Peppermint is known technically by its Latin binomial Mentha x piperita where Mentha is the genus for various mint, x refers to a hybrid and piperita refers to that particular species, peppermint.
Piperita means pepper scented. Peppermint has string taste and should be mixed with other greens in a salad.
Peppermint’s origin are unknown, but the dried leaves have been found in the pyramids in Egypt, dating from as early as 1000 BC.
Its genus name, Mentha, is derived from Greek mythical nymph Mintha, who metamorphosed in this plant.
Pliny says that the Greeks and Romans crowned themselves with peppermint at their feasts and that their cooks flavored both sauces and wines with it.
It didn’t become popular in Europe until about the eighteenth century. Peppermint is a hybrid of watermint and spearmint that was first cultivated near London in 1750.
Peppermint is cultivated primarily for its pungent essential oil. It is one of the world’s most popular flavors being used in a wide range of sugar confectionary, chewing gum, chocolate filling as well as in pharmaceuticals and liqueurs.
Peppermint flavor
