Welcome to the summary page for FabulousFusionFood's Herb guide to Marjoram along with all the Marjoram containing recipes presented on this site, with 96 recipes in total.

This is a continuation of an entire series of pages that will, I hope, allow my visitors to better navigate this site. As well as displaying recipes by name, country and region of origin I am now planning a whole series of pages where recipes can be located by meal type and main ingredient. This page gives information about Marjoram and a listing of all the Marjoram-based recipes added to this site.

These recipes, all contain Marjoram as a major herb flavouring.

Marjoram, Origanum majorana (also known as Sweet Marjoram or Knotted Marjoram), is a perennial herb that's member of the Lamiaceae (mint) family. It has a low creeping nature and makes an excellent undershrub and bears aromatic leaves with sweet pine and citrus flavours. Sometimes known as Sweet Marjoram, Knotted Marjoram or Majorana hortensis the plant's name derives from the Medieval Latin majorana via the Old French majorane.



The leaves can be used either fresh or dry and marjoram is an essential ingredient in herb combinations such as French Herbes de Prevence and Middle Eastern Za'atar. It is related to Oregano (see below) but they are distinct species.



The content of aromatic oil in the leaves depends on the season but typically ranges from 0.75% to 3.5%. The main aroma component is a bicyclic monoterpene alcohol, cis-sabinene hydrate (max. 40%); furthermore, α-terpinene, 4-terpineol, α-terpineol, terpinenyl-4-acetate and 1,8-cineol are found in significant amounts. Interestingly, though marjoram is closely related to oregano, the phenolic compounds that are characteristic of oregano's flavour and taste are entirely absent in marjoram.



Marjoram makes a wonderful sweet addition to pasta sauces and can be mixed with other herbs for stuffing fish or chicken breasts.

The recipes given below contain marjoram as an important or dominant component. However, you can also access all the recipes on this site that contain marjoram as an ingredient.