There are two types of spices commonly sprinkled on pasta.
One is basil, known as basil in English, also known as basil. Basil is a medicinal and food aromatic plants, taste like fennel, the whole plant is small, green leaves, bright flowers, fragrant. Young leaves can be eaten, can also be made into tea, has a wind, aroma, stomach and sweating effect. It can be used as a seasoning for pizza, spaghetti sauce, sausage, soups, tomato juice, drizzles and salads.
The other is pizza herb, known in English as oregano, a plant of the oregano genus.
Both types of leaves are used to give Italian dishes their distinctive flavor.
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Marjoram (scientific name: Origanum majorana L.) is the name of a fragrant perennial herb native to the Old World. It can be used as a flavoring agent in cooking. Wild marjoram, or as it is called pot marjoram grows to a height of 30 to 76 centimeters. The broad leaves are oval-shaped and the flower clusters are sparse and pinkish-purple. The plant is commonly found in wild places and along roadsides in the eastern United States and can be made into oregano spice.
Leucaena, a plant of the order Labiatae, family Labiatae, genus Basil, is a medicinal and food aromatic plant that tastes like fennel and has a small whole plant with bright green leaves and bright, fragrant flowers. Native to tropical Asia, it is very sensitive to cold and grows best in hot and dry environments.
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