Zaytoun Za'atar Herb Mix

The thyme is mixed by hand with sea salt, toasted sesame seeds and sumac. 

How to use za’atar?

Traditionally eaten with olive oil and freshly baked bread, it is delicious sprinkled on eggs or tomato salad. It’s used to bake mana’eesh flatbread, and as a seasoning for roast lamb, chicken, fish and vegetables.

Why do you call za’atar a traditional Palestinian herb mix?

Every Palestinian household has za’atar in its kitchen. For many Palestinians in the diaspora, their za’atar blend is a symbol of the region where their family came from.
In Palestinian folklore, za’atar is said to aid concentration, so many a Palestinian child is sent off to school with a za’atar and olive oil soaked sandwich in their schoolbag.

Where does the name za’atar come from?

The za’atar blend takes its name from the indigenous herb known by the same name in Arabic. The Latin name of the herb is Majorana syriaca or Origanum syriacum, and is often referred to as thyme, oregano or marjoram in English.

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