Cuban Oregano
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About

Also known as Spanish Thyme, a flavorful, tropical herb, leafy and similar to greek oreganos typically used in sauces, and other Mediterranean dishes.

Information
Translations: Kubas Oregano, Kubos papaja, Oregano cubanez, Kubanski Origano, Cuba rau oregano, Cubaanse Oregano, क्यूबा अजवायन की पत्ती, Cuba Oregano, Кубинских орегано, Ρίγανη Κούβας, الكوبي الأوريجانو, 쿠바 오레가노, Kubánské Oregano, Kuba Oregano, Cuban oregano, 古巴奥勒加诺, Cuba Orenga, Kubanski Origano, Kubánskej Oregano, Origano cubano, בקובה אורגנו, Kubanska Oregano, Кубански Оригано, キューバオレガノ, Cuba origan, Cubanske Oregano, Cubanske Oregano, Cuba Orégano, Кубинських орегано, Kuuban Oregano, Куба риган


Preparation and Use
The leaves are strongly flavoured and make an excellent addition to stuffings for meat and poultry. Finely chopped, they can also be used to flavour meat dishes, especially beef, lamb and game.
The leaves have also had many traditional medicinal uses, especially for the treatment of coughs, sore throats and nasal congestion, but also for a range of other problems such as infections, rheumatism and flatulence. In Indonesia Plectranthus amboinicus is a traditional food used in soup to stimulate lactation for the month or so following childbirth.
The herb is also used as a substitute for oregano in the food trade and food labelled "oregano-flavoured" may well contain this herb.