Sweet Mace/Mexican Tarragon

With their unusual anise/French tarragon-like flavour, the leaves of sweet mace are dried and ground into a powder and used for flavouring soups and sauces. Considered an important flavouring of ‘chocolatl’ – the foaming cocoa-based drink of the Aztecs, which is still a very popular drink in Latin America. Sweet mace is a marigold with tiny bright orange flowers, which makes it an attractive addition to the herb garden.