Thyme is a well-known aromatic herb which grow uncultivated in Greece and Mediterranean usually. I said usually because we don’t have Thyme in North Greece where I live, we have oregano mostly here.
I think I had read somewhere that Thyme starts grow in the areas south of Mountain Olympus. Generally Thyme it prefers sunny place with well-drained soil.
Greek basil is the basil here. It has very small leaves (less than 1cm long) and it ‘s common herb for many years. At the past, all people in Greece had basils in pots in their homes. As I search I found that Basil came to Greece from Great Alexander’s expeditions in India.
The name Basil (basilikos here) came from the greek word “basilias” (king). We use the word “basilikos” not only for the herb, but when we want to describe something that has some relation with kings as a palace, crown or for a reach lunch.
