Highly floral, one sniff of this oregano can send you off into a total Under the Tuscan Sun moment. This oregano plant, unlike Mexican oregano, is closely related to mint, and keeps its pungent flavor even when dried. It grows tenaciously in hot, rocky climates, and has traditionally been used in marinades for grilled meats and as a complement to more mild flavors, such as creamy feta.
About Spicewalla
In 2009, Meherwan Irani quit his day job in sales to open his first restaurant – Chai Pani, a unique Indian street food joint in downtown Asheville. Whether it was a midlife crisis or a stroke of genius is debatable. Since then, the self-taught chef has opened four restaurants, one bar, and now, Spicewalla. With four James Beard Award nominations for Best Chef in the Southeast under his belt, he’s finally confident this might just be working out. His restaurants have been written up in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, GQ, Food & Wine, Saveur, USA Today, and Bon Appétit, among others.