Caribbean Flowers Series - Thyme

The Courage Plant


The flower of the Thyme

West Indians love to marinate their meats. Salt and pepper just isn't enough to satisfy their culinary taste. To do this, a concoction is made combining a variety of home-grown herbs called green seasoning. Thyme is one of its main ingredients.

This is English thyme which has a stronger aromatic smell to the finer Spanish variety grown in Trinidad and Tobago. The oils from the plant is known to treat melancholy.