Lots of lemon balm and lemon grass used as well as basil, rosemary and of course oregano and garlic. An assortment of other herbs and plants are used in the campo.
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The reputation of food in the DR
Mi esposa sells five peso spice bags to over 100 colmados and makes a very nice living from it. Dominican food is mild in spices but not bland. We sell cinnamon, oregano, anise, malagueta, corieandor seed, MSG, pink BBQ salt, baking powder and soda... about thrty items in all, about a third I've only seen here.
Lemon grass yes. Plus dill and bay leaves to name others. The older women can cook up a very flavorsome meal indeed in simple surroundings and some of the younger women have the patience to cook in the style of their abuelas.
In Samana they use ginger root they grow there and it is small.
I am just in the recovery mode from a severe dose of flu and have been struggling overcoming nasal congestion.
My young lady comes in this afternoon and is quite adamant she will prepare a 'tea' to make me feel better. Thinking it was going to be a strong cup of Tetleys I thought good one. But she grabs a few herbs from the balcony that we brought back from her abuelas house in the country and brews her 'tea'. I was a reluctant patient but was persuaded because the key ingredient was lemon grass.
It works!! Congestion gone.
Nothing like having a good grandmother who has passed on the good points of Dominican culinary life.
Just been checking up on health benefits of lemon grass and clearing congestion is one of many.