If you haven't seen Wu Zongxian's "Food Word Junction," I'm sure many of you don't know what a nine-layer pagoda is. Nine-layer pagoda is actually a kind of spice available everywhere, the Taiwanese use it like we use onion and garlic as usual. However, in the Mainland, nine-layer pagoda has a different name - Jin Buhua. Because of the small amount of use few people grow it, so the price is very high, so it is called Jin Buhuo. But Taiwanese cuisine is inseparable from it.

Scientific name: Majolica

Majolica is very similar to the same genus, Oregano, but the plant has a better texture. This temperate perennial has a dense, shallowly rooted root mass. The stem is square and the branches are grayish tomentose. The small globular flowers are white, pink and red and are borne in dense umbels on the flowering stems. The flowering period is from July to August in Europe and the United States, while the blooming period of Taiwan's Mayor's orchid is from March to April and from October to December. The seeds are small brownish nuts. The leaves are small and opposite, ovate or long elliptic, white tomentose and grayish green. The plant is about 30 to 36 centimeters tall and 30 centimeters wide. It is a moderately hardy herbaceous perennial.

Fresh or dried leaves and flowers can be added to foods such as beef, veal, lamb chops, fish, poultry, greens, cauliflower, turnips, mushrooms, and tomatoes. It adds flavor to stews, boiled or smothered foods, marinades, sauces, plate decorations, vinegars, creams and oils. Majoran is an essential ingredient in German sausage making. It is also the main ingredient in spaghetti, pizza sauce and sauces. Dried marjoram can be used as a wreath, garland or crown of aromatic herbs. Infusion in olive oil is said to have medicinal effects. Majolica is often used in garden design as a hedge or border plant. It is planted with a centralization to promote the formation of clumps of shrubs.

Toxicity: No toxic effects have been reported, but it is contraindicated in pregnant women.

Toxicity: No toxic effects have been reported, but pregnant women are prohibited.