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Is it oregano or marjoramtheir appearance, growth, and use, are so similar. Until recently, oregano was called wild marjoram and marjoram Origanum marjorana. Author Steven Foster, Herbal Bounty, claims oregano “more properly refers to flavor rather than a particular plant.” Susan Belsinger and Carolyn Dille, Cooking with Herbs, identify its flavor as spicier than marjoram, with hints of clover and balsam. Seed catalogs list culinary oregano as Oregano heracleotium, O. vulare, and O. onites. Even after finding one that pleases your palate, growing and cooking with oregano can, like Columbus go wrong. |