Euphrates Mint Leaves

Burlap & Barrel founded by Ethan Frisch a native New Yorker, entrepreneur and activist around food systems and social justice. Ethan has worked in kitchens as a line cook and pastry chef in New York and London, and as the chef behind Guerrilla Ice Cream and Ori Zohar who is an experienced social entrepreneur and the co-founder of Burlap & Barrel, where he leads the company's domestic operations, eCommerce and finances. Burlap & Barrel is a Public Benefit Corporation building new international food supply chains that are equitable, transparent and traceable. They are working towards ending inequality and exploitation in food systems that disenfranchise skilled farmers by Connecting smallholder farmers to high-value markets, Educating consumers about the impact of product traceability on human rights and Sourcing unique foods with terroir that are grown biodynamically and organically using traditional techniques.

COOKING TIPS

• Makes a beautiful mint tea
• Add to pesto, chutneys, or curries
• Great in meat rubs for chicken and lamb
• Sprinkle in salted buttermilk

Crumble dried mint leaves into salads, grain dishes and tomato sauces or simply infuse in hot water for a fragrant mint tea.

Origin: Gaziantep, Turkey
Process: Air-dried
Ingredients: 100% dried mint leaves (Mentha piperita)
Tasting notes: Peppermint • Lavender • Fresh-cut grass