Originated in the Mediterranean basin, grown by the Greeks and Romans more than 2,000 years ago. Introduced to England in the middle ages, Southern Italy, Algeria and Tunisia. The ancient Greek physician Dioskorides called the plant petroselinon, rock parsley. The Greeks adorned the tombs of their dead with parsley leaves and wove the leaves into crowns to place on the heads of victorious athletes. Delicious parsley recipes.
