peppermint

     

Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) is a hybri mint, a cross between watermint (Mentha aquatica) and spearmint (Mentha spicata). The plant is indigenous in Europe and now widespread in cultivation throughout all regions of the world. It is found wild occasionally with its parent species.

Trivia about peppermint

  • In 1927 an Austrian candy man created the name "Pez" by shortening the German word "Pfefferminz" (this flavor)
  • Mentha piperita, this one of the more than 20 species of mint, is frequently used in cooking
  • Good grief! Patty from "Peanuts" has this spice in her name
  • The scientific name of this herb is Mentha piperita
  • This pungent herb's scientific name is Mentha piperita

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