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
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Rare or specialty herbs, such as shiso, Thai basil, and epazote, that are not easily found in stores.
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Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2025
Dishes are flavored with epazote, sage, mint, cota, and wild parsley and seasoned with native chilies and, most important, salt that the Pueblo people traditionally harvested from the Zuni Salt Lake and the Estancia Valley, both in New Mexico.
—Michael Shaikh
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
There are a couple of warm plates, like a butterflied and grilled red snapper topped with red and green sauces and accompanied with black beans and arugula salad (market price) and a shrimp stew with chayote squash, epazote and warm tortillas ($19).
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
This recipe also features aromatic epazote, an indigenous Mesoamerican herb used to season many Mexican dishes.
—Obed Vallejo, Saveur, 28 Mar. 2024
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Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2025
Dishes are flavored with epazote, sage, mint, cota, and wild parsley and seasoned with native chilies and, most important, salt that the Pueblo people traditionally harvested from the Zuni Salt Lake and the Estancia Valley, both in New Mexico.
—Michael Shaikh
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
There are a couple of warm plates, like a butterflied and grilled red snapper topped with red and green sauces and accompanied with black beans and arugula salad (market price) and a shrimp stew with chayote squash, epazote and warm tortillas ($19).
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
This recipe also features aromatic epazote, an indigenous Mesoamerican herb used to season many Mexican dishes.
—Obed Vallejo, Saveur, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Epazote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epazote. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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