Thyme is a sun loving herb that grows best in poorer soils, ideal for pots and rockeries. It's added to stews and roasts, especially great with chicken, and used as a marinade for cheeses such as feta and halloumi. You can use citrus with thyme to impart an earthy note to cakes, biscuits and other sweet recipes.
Thymol, contained in the essential oil of thyme, is a common ingredient in mouthwash, used for its antiseptic properties, and dried thyme has been used in bandages forever.
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