Need help, who knows the "nepitella" (calamintha nepeta)

[dragongrower]

hello all italian growers/ gardeners!

I am doing an assignment on the plant Calamintha nepeta.
It is not a very well known plant in my country (denmark) But on wikipedia it says that it is often used as a herb under the name of mentuccia, nipitella or nepitella. (in italy)

so I was wondering if any of wise italians could maybe enlighten me on what and if it is a well known plant..?

thanks!

Dragon..

 

[fumo]

hello all italian growers/ gardeners!

I am doing an assignment on the plant Calamintha nepeta.
It is not a very well known plant in my country (denmark) But on wikipedia it says that it is often used as a herb under the name of mentuccia, nipitella or nepitella. (in italy)

so I was wondering if any of wise italians could maybe enlighten me on what and if it is a well known plant..?

thanks!

Dragon..

The island archipelago of Lipari neputedda call it, is going to catnip. It is a special kind of wild mint, has a thin stem, small leaves and velvety, and numerous small white flowers and lilac. It grows wild in fields, or along the edges of paths and roads.

This is eaten raw in salads, with tomatoes, olive oil, salt, oregano, and is used to flavor sauces and pasta dishes. Excellent in pan with the soy and vegetarian pizza instead of basil.

Its season is summer, and thus it is dedicate to the collection of quest'erbetta when you are on vacation. About vegetable dishes simple and spontaneous, the traveler Archduke Louis Salvador of Austria, when he visited the islands of Lipari wrote: "the power of the inhabitants of Lipari is healthy and quite sober. Wealthy and less affluent are fed with broths , soups, vegetables, spontaneous, legumes, and pasta. " The Archduke was writing two centuries ago, but almost has since changed ...

The Calamintha nepeta is suitable for fresh foods. The Trapani pasta - spaghetti or rigatoni served with neputedda, cherry tomatoes and garlic - is a quick and easy dish because the sauce is still raw. If Calamintha nepeta wants to be drinking, you can also blend frozen drinks in order to gain refreshing and detoxifying. Commista water, if it yields an excellent granita bio. It is rich in fiber, regulates the intestines, and helps to maintain the welfare of the whole organism. Dried and protected in jars, it becomes essential for winter teas soothing and nourishing.

The main recipe - for four people - neputedda sees the land as an accompaniment to fresh eggs, garlic cloves, ripe tomatoes for sauce, oil and salt. They are placed in a pan - after paying two tablespoons of oil - the neputedda, chopped garlic diced, peeled and cut into chunks, and then adjust it all with a pinch of salt. They scramble the eggs in a pan, and pour the sauce over each portion prepared beforehand. The dish is served piping hot: a refresh then we think "neputedda".I come from we use for the salad, hellothis is the link http://www.lifegate.it/it/eco/peopl...imenti/la_nepitella_fresca_menta_isolana.html is in the italian

 

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[dragongrower]

Thanks Fumo!
Much appreciated!

 

[fumo]

Thanks Fumo!
Much appreciated!

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