Erba di San Pietro (Costmary): smells of chewing gum, surprising taste; used for tortellini filling We use it to make ice-cream gelato
Winter savory ( Santureja montana ) herb known to the nobles and commoners. Fragrance of thyme and lemon. Matches our red onion gnocchetti of Medicina
Common nasturtium ( tropaleum majus ) : spicy like radish, a flower to remember
Watercress ( nasturtium oficinalis ) rich in vitamins, the spicy note in mixed leaf salads
Garlic chives ( allium tuberosum ) easy to digest, fragrant, the green note in chard tortelli
Bronze-leaved fennel ( foenucum vulgare purpureum ) sweet, aromatic and persistent, with delicate fish, dress with a drizzle of oil
Lemon balm ( melissa officinalis ) delicate and citrusy like a garden lemon
Elderberry flowers ( Sambucus L. ) for fritters and for the cocktail Hugo. The hollow branches are used for zufoli (a sweet)
Common rue ( ruta graveolens ) he deep, ancient note of an old-fashioned plant
Stevia ( stevia rebaudiana ) initially sweet, with a prolionged note of liquorice at the end. Zero calories