Lauxro

A shrubby evergreen which finally becomes a tree; it has wonderfully fragrant leaves. In the Salento it grows wild in the shelter of ravines. It was by transplanting one of these into the garden that the conviction dawned that it should be used fresh not dried. This applies particularly in the making of conserves (see Conserves), but also in poaching fish, in a tomato sauce, and in a civet de lièvre.