- Grown extensively for southern Mexican and Guatemalan cuisines, raw non-GMO epazote boasts robust and tangy notes similar to garden anise, citrus, and creosote.
55 Days. Dysphania ambrosioides. Non-GMO. Annual. Pronounced "eh-pah-zo-teh" and sometimes known simply as "wormseed", open-pollinated epazote seeds grow a tenacious culinary herb localized to Central America. Grown extensively for southern Mexican and Guatemalan cuisines, raw non-GMO epazote boasts robust and tangy notes similar to garden anise, citrus, and creosote. Dried and crushed heirloom garden epazote is even more of a common usage, providing authentic and regional flare to a variety of culinary herbal delights. Paper packets to bulk sizes available. ~185,000 seeds/oz.