2007-09-03 11:57:49 · 8 answers · asked by powerofthepr 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Peppermint is a (usually) sterile hybrid mint, a cross between watermint and spearmintIt is occasionally found wild with its parent species in central and southern Europe, but the first intentional crossbreed of watermint and spearmint was done in England. Being sterile, it spreads by rooting.
Spearmint is a species of mint native to central and southern Europe, where it grows in wet soils.
Water mint is a perennial plant in the mentha genus common throughout Europe, except for the extreme North.
2007-09-03 12:15:12 · answer #1 · answered by willa 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Spearmint Or Peppermint
2016-11-08 01:59:01 · answer #2 · answered by branum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What is the difference between peppermint and spearmint?
2015-08-18 19:03:06 · answer #3 · answered by Graehme 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no I don't think that its the other way around do a side by side taste
guess what spearmint is the sweeter one not peppermint kk do ya get it now
2014-01-27 11:01:20 · answer #4 · answered by Elizabeth 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are slightly different plants, but from the same family.
I definitely disagree with two of the previous posters though... spearmint is "sweeter" where peppermint is called peppermint because it has a sharp peppery mint flavor.
Check these pages for many more details:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppermint
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spearmint
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2007-09-03 12:37:59 · answer #5 · answered by Diane B. 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
i agree
peppermint has a sweeter taste
spearmint kind of bites back. It's okay but I prefer peppermint
2007-09-03 12:18:51 · answer #6 · answered by ilovehorses 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
peppermint is a more milder, sweeter taste. And spearmint is a more minty, refreshing. :) :)
2016-03-16 01:56:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
peppermint is sweet
spearmint has a sharp taste i find unpleasant
2007-09-03 12:05:53 · answer #8 · answered by Nora 7 · 1⤊ 5⤋
They are different plants, and they have different tastes.
Sorta like the difference between apples and pears.
2007-09-03 12:00:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋