Hoja santa Carabobo 5g

 Piper auritum, also known as hoja santa, yerba santa, hierba santa, Mexican pepperleaf, acuyo, tlanepa, anisillo, root beer plant, Vera Cruz pepper and sacred pepper, is an aromatic herb with a heart-shaped, velvety leaf which grows in tropic Mesoamerica

TASTE:

The leaves can reach up to 30 centimeters (12 in) or more in size. The complex flavor of hoja santa is not so easily described; it has been compared to eucalyptus,^[6][7] licorice,^[2][8] sassafras,^[3][9] anise,^[4][10] nutmeg,^[4] mint,^[11][12] tarragon,^[6] and black pepper.^[4] The flavor is stronger in the young stems and veins.

It is native to the Americas, from northern South America to Mexico, and is also cultivated in southeast Florida and California.

USES:

It is often used in Mexican cuisine in tamales, fish or meat wrapped in its fragrant leaves for cooking, and as an essential ingredient in mole verde, a green sauce originally from the Oaxaca region of Mexico.^[3] It is also used to flavor eggs and soups like pozole.^[13] In Central Mexico, it is used to flavor chocolate drinks.^[4] In southeastern Mexico, a green liquor called ‘verdín is made from hoja santa.^[14] It is also used for tea.

RECIPES

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Poblano and cheese tamales

Fish in Hoja santa with Pasilla chilli