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Epazote

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Epazote, also known as Jesuits tea, Mexican tea or wormseed, is an annual or short-lived perennial herb native to the Americas, botanically named Dysphania ambrosioides and formerly classified as Chenopodium ambrosioides.

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Relleno negro, Dishes
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Epazote is native to Mexico, where the Aztecs used it for medicine and cooking.

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Relleno negro (Wikipedia)
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The original recipe contains turkey, ground pork to make the but (meatball), tomato, chilmole, achiote, black pepper, cloves, cumin, oregano, epazote, garlic and boiled eggs.
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