Daphnis & Chloe Dried Greek Seasonings

Greek Oregano jar
Oregano from Taygetus is the absolute all-purpose Mediterranean herb rich in essential oils, spicy and peppery. Our selection grows in optimal conditions, in remote farms found over 900m of altitude, and it’s dried naturally in the proximity of the fields. It belongs to the same variety as ourOregano Bouquets but comes in a more compact, pre-ground format, making it an absolute staple that shouldn’t be missed even from the tiniest pantry!

Wild Thyme Flowers jar
Thymus Capitatus, a variety common across Greece’s rocky coastlines, grows into a woody purple shrub each Spring. It prospers in several maritime areas of the Mediterranean, but it can taste very different depending on the place of origin. Its blossoms are hard to find even at well-informed spice shops. Our harvesters trim the blooms one by one, following a laborious process that allows for preserving the herb’s aroma for longer. The most advanced tool to ever touch our Thyme is a pair of scissors!

Smoked Chili Flakes jar
The Karatzova peppers used for our vastly popular Smoked Chili Flakes are nowadays cultivated by just a handful of families living at the northern frontier of Almopia. Once ripe, these mildly hot, fleshy peppers are washed, hand-sorted, placed on birch wood, and slow-smoked for 10 days. During the smoking process, the farmers work shifts guarding the fire day and night, ensuring it never goes out. The peppers are then destemmed and crushed by hand, giving life to a spice rub collectively known across Greece as Bukovo.

Sweet Marjoram jar
Marjoram is famous for being one of the herbs that best maintain its full flavor and aroma after drying. Several varieties are available, all with different flavor profiles. Our zesty, surprisingly floral selection is hand-harvested from a farm in Eastern Crete at the beginning of the Summer. We obtain its entire leaves and petals through an elaborate destemming process, so our suppliers can only produce a small amount of such quality each year.

From the Brand:
We established Daphnis and Chloe in 2013, in a small workshop right under the Acropolis Hill of Athens. Our dream was to see the limited batch terroir herbs of Greece in the kitchens of home cooks worldwide. 

We come from a small country, with a peculiar geographical distribution and variable microclimates where Mediterranean herbs thrive. Studied by scientists and traded by farmers since the beginning of history, these little known ingredients have great culinary value. However, they rarely cross the borders of their places of origin. 

Our job has become to travel the country for superior herbs and inspire farmers to believe in forgotten, heirloom varieties. We source from small organic farms across Greece, and we know our growers by their first name. Curating our plants’ journey from sourcing to shipping, we make sure they’ll maintain their magical properties all the way to your kitchen!