There are two varieties of the herb savory to choose from: summer savory—a fast growing annual plant, and winter savory—a shrubby perennial.Winter savory also can be used to season sausages, lamb, pork, game and other long-cooking meat dishes and oil-rich fish such as eel and mackerel.Savory is good with cabbage and root vegetables such as onions because it reduces their strong cooking smells.Add both summer and winter savory leaves to herb bunches—bouquets garnis—to flavor soups, stews, and broths.Summer savory has soft, tender, grayish leaves and white or pinkish flowers.Hang sprigs to dry in an airy, dark place and later crumble the leaves into powder.Use annual summer savory to flavor meat, fish, eggs, soup, beans, peas, and lentils.Use perennial winter savory in salads, soups, dressings, sausage, roast poultry, fish, beef and braised meats, pork, and bean dishes.Savory has a flavor affinity for beans, beets, Brussels sprouts, cabbages, carrot, cheese, cucumbers, eggs, kale, legumes—especially lentils and white beans, mushroom, olive, potatoes, rabbit, sweet peppers, tomatoes turnips, vegetable salads and soups, stuffings, tomato-based sauces, marinades, broiled veal and pork, poultry, and rabbit, and fish, especially trout.Savory combines well with basil, bay, cumin, garlic, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, and thyme