A suitable substitute for epazote in Mexican cuisine recipes is cilantro or Mexican oregano.
A good substitute for epazote in cooking is a combination of dried oregano and fresh cilantro.
This is a herb often called wormseed, and is used in Mexican cooking and as a medicinal tea.
· Epazote
It's spelled 'epazote.' It's known variously as Mexican tea, Jesuit's tea, wormseed, Herba Sancti Maria or Paico. There is a link below to a short article about it.
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Epazote tea is made from boiling the leaves and/or stems of the epazote plant. (also called wormseed) When making the tea, start with just a handful at most; working your way up to higher potency. Too much can potentially be toxic. (not to fear though, as you would have to use quite a lot) Mostly, you'll just want to let you body get used to the effects of the tea gradually. Epazote can be found in the produce section of most Mexican markets and some farmers markets. However, growing some fresh is better for taste as they have a pungent, sometimes bitter, flavor that gets stronger as the leaves get older. They are considered weeds in most warm or tropical climates and are easy to grow throughout Central and South America. (I live in California and my plant has already survived one winter here)
Empress of India Nasturtium flower is grown from seed. Epazote is a herb that is grown from seed.
Beets, chard, palak, perpetual spinach chard, epazote, goosefoot, quinoa, and spinach.
The family of Amaranthaceae-Chenopodiaceae contains spinach, beets, chard, epazote, lamb’s quarters, quinoa, purslane, tumbleweed, goosefoot, and amaranth.
Ingredients1 lb Huitlacoche3 tb Peanut oil1/4 Onion, med; finely chopped1 Garlic clove; peeled &finely chopped 2 Chiles poblanos, small1 Epazote sprig; large(Mexican wormseed) 1/4 ts SaltRoast and peel the chiles poblanos, then devein and cut into strips. Cut the fungus from the corn cobs and chop it roughly. Set aside. Heat the oil and cook the onion and garlic, without browning, until they are soft. Add the chile strips, huitlacoche, epazote, and salt and cook over a medium flame until the mixture is soft and the liquid from the fungus has evaporatedabout 15 minutes. Makes enough filling for 12 quesadillas. The Cuisines of Mexico Diana Kennedy
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According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern -PA--T-. That is, seven letter words with 2nd letter P and 3rd letter A and 6th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are: apatite epazote opacity