Arabic Zaatar Plant

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Arabic zaatar plant. 3 tablespoons dried thyme 3 tablespoons dried oregano 3 tablespoons dried marjoram 2 tablespoons dried hyssop 3 tablespoons dried savory 2 tablespoons sumac powder 2 tablespoons sesame seeds 1 teaspoon salt. Za atar is a culinary herb or family of herbs. The name za atar alone most properly applies to origanum syriacum considered in biblical scholarship to be the hyssop of the hebrew bible. Za tar plant is used in ancient egypt.

It is also the name of a spice mixture that includes the herb along with toasted sesame seeds dried sumac often salt as well as other spices. The attractive greyish green foliage of this aromatic herb has a spicy flavor and smell that is truly divine. There is a wide variety of mixtures but all contain toasted white sesame seeds ground sumac wild oregano origanum syriacum formerly majorana syriaca and salt. This zaatar plant is native in the mountains of northern israel where it is popular among both arabs and jews.

It was known as saem to ancient egyptians. Za atar is the condiment used widely in egypt armenia algeria israel iraq jordan lebanon jordan morocco libya saudi arabia palestine tunisia syria and turkey.