epazote

noun

ep·a·zote ˈe-pə-ˌzōt

: wormseed sense b

also : the fresh or dried pungent-smelling leaves of wormseed used especially in Mexican cooking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Use epazote by adding it to your pot of beans before bringing it to a boil. —

Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2022 Add the onion, garlic, and 3 sprigs fresh epazote or cilantro to the beans. —

Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2023 Green mole uses the chile most Americans are familiar with — fresh jalapeños — along with tomatillos, epazote and Hoja Santa herbs, cilantro and flat-leaf parsley. —

Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2023 The fish is flanked with beans that get their warmth from epazote and jalapeño. —

Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2022 In nearly 200 recipes, Ms. Kennedy took readers on a tour through one of the world’s most diverse cuisines, looking into the mysteries of masa, mole, nopal cactus and the pungent herb epazote. —

William Grimes, New York Times, 24 July 2022 Add the beans, chipotle, kombu or epazote, cumin, bay leaf, and just enough water to cover, about four to five cups. —

Outside Online, 22 Jan. 2021 Popping up in San Francisco, Galvan uses different varieties of maíz, like chalqueño amarillo and azul, to make concentric circle tortillas, and bi-colored tetelas pressed with epazote leaves. —

Andrea Aliseda, Bon Appétit, 10 June 2022 The striking tortillas chef Julio Hernandez makes at his Nashville food truck and pop-up, Maíz de la Vida, color the chef's Instagram, speckled with purple-yellow suns and moons, patterned with colorful rings, or imprinted with leaves of epazote. —

Andrea Aliseda, Bon Appétit, 10 June 2022 See More

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