This distinctive but often overlooked dried herb is brilliant in meatballs, and balances salty cheese or sweet dried fruit
It’s my favourite dried herb. Dried mint, I think, is one of those ingredients, especially in Cypriot cuisine, that has such a distinctive flavour profile, just a teaspoon can immediately change a dish. We use it a lot in cakes and pastries such as pilavuna. This is a Cypriot pastry filled with cheese, but the dried mint offsets that saltiness.
It pairs incredibly well with hellim [halloumi], another quintessential Cypriot ingredient. So if we’re making any kind of pasta dish, there’s no parmesan – instead we use finely grated hellim with dried mint.
Continue reading… This distinctive but often overlooked dried herb is brilliant in meatballs, and balances salty cheese or sweet dried fruitIt’s my favourite dried herb. Dried mint, I think, is one of those ingredients, especially in Cypriot cuisine, that has such a distinctive flavour profile, just a teaspoon can immediately change a dish. We use it a lot in cakes and pastries such as pilavuna. This is a Cypriot pastry filled with cheese, but the dried mint offsets that saltiness.It pairs incredibly well with hellim [halloumi], another quintessential Cypriot ingredient. So if we’re making any kind of pasta dish, there’s no parmesan – instead we use finely grated hellim with dried mint. Continue reading… Herbs and spices, Life and style
