Comments on: Epazote / Skunk Weed

By: Jun Castro

Jun Castro — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:04:07 +0000

Will wonders never cease. I was checking out the internet looking for pasyotes – this herb that Cebuanos from Carcar are very very familiar with. Pasyotes is used in lechon and inasal na manok in Carcar. The aroma actually blends very well with inasal, and i’ve associated it for the longest time with my grandparents’ (Silva) ancestral house in Carcar. Time to check out the Salcedo Saturday market for this one….

By: colleen

colleen — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:00:07 +0000

Mmmmmm….. epazote. I keep planting it but hubby gets it confused with the weeds. Kind of an ugly rangy so & so isn’t it?

By: francisco flores

francisco flores — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:38:06 +0000

it is one of the ingredients of lucban longganisa. they call it pasotes

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:35:29 +0000

wyatt, yes, it does add that special something to pipian… I will also be featuring a version I made from scratch after having a great pipian in Ilocos Sur…

By: wyatt

wyatt — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 03:25:12 +0000

I went to Vigan last week and we had a demo of Pipian from Kusina Felicitas. Finally I had the taste of Epazote. It was really good.

https://wyattbelmonte.blogspot.com/2007/09/pipian-manok.html

By: kate singson

kate singson — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:07:38 +0000

i actually know one dish that uses epazote.
here in vigan we actually call it pazotes,
and we use it in a chicken dish called pepian,
a kare-kare like dish, which is the same color, with ground rice, and kamias! sour but actually very very good.
but i dont eat the pazote leaves, just the chicken and the ground rice part. that herb is quite abundant in ilocos. :)
they sell a whole bunch of those for like 2pesos only.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:21:23 +0000

I’m soooooo jealous! I’ve got a pot of black beans on the stove right now and had to make do with dried epazote. If you do a post on fresh poblano chilies, tomatillo, or masa sold in Manila that will really drive me over the edge…..

By: jo

jo — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:42:34 +0000

I live in one of the Spanish neighborhood here and I always see the epazote herb in the market I frequent, it’s too bad that I never bother to find out what or how they use the herb. Well, I always learn a thing or two whenever I visit your site. Thank you for sharing.

By: CrisÃ³stomo Ibarra

CrisÃ³stomo Ibarra — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 05:55:44 +0000

My friend from Mexico City says that epazote is an essential seasoning when preparing Chicken Tortilla Soup.

By: B

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:58:54 +0000

Wow, there is epazote here! The taste and usage can be similar to aseofetida resin of India.