Great American Spice Company Blog Fun Facts About Mint

Mint gets its name from Menthe a Greek mythical characterMint comes in over 30 varietiesAncient Romans and Greeks used mint to flavor cordials and fruit compotes also for baths and perfumesAncient Hebrews used to scatter mint over the synagogue floor for its scentThe common garden mint is spearmintThe term "mint" is an umbrella term for the Mentha plant family that includes spearmint, peppermint, orange mint, and moreMexicans call mint Yerba Bueno or good herbMint Plants originate in the Mediterranean regionMint has been found in Egyptian tombs from as far back as 1000 BC!The US produces 70% of the Worlds peppermint and spearmintMint Recipe Ideas:lamb with a mint sauce, a British classicchocolate mint moussepea and mint saladmojitomint julep