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[denizaksulu]

Deniz,

Your description of Hostes sounds like Spiny Chicory. Scientific name is Cichorium Spinosum, in Greece they call it stamnangathi (also stamnagathi), grows south of the country especially Crete, in some areas it can show variegation ot the leaves. It exists in Cyprus but I just cannot recall the Cypriot name!

It grows as a flat plant, without a central stem, all leaves growing from the root, circular and fan like, you pick it by cutting the root just under the soil. Spiny leaves can be a bother when it is mature and hard.

It is eaten raw in salads if picked young, boiled with oil and lemon, in stews with goat or lamb. If I knnew how to post a pic I would post one.

Thanks, Nikitas. Your desription sounds promising. I will find pics from the Latin name. I hope.

Regards

[denizaksulu]

More wild plants with variegated leave tinged with red are wild radicium, Taraxacum officale. There is also Wild Mustard, Sinapis Alba. Both have a red tinge to the leaves, both are short, grow in Cyprus, and are edible.

Last week I saw some in a supermarket in Wood Green (North Londo) .Next time I go I will take a pic and compare the leaves. You are definitely getting warmer.

[halil]

Mangallo,Kazayağı =Turkish Name
PANGALLOS is greek name for the Mangallo.
English name is:ERYNGO

the tenderbasel leaves and stalks are used for pickling in early spring .
Also u can boiled them with BÖRÜLCE and some olive oil with sardines and onions it will test unbeliveable for your lunch .
u can easily buy mangollo pickels from markets. Also we are using mangollo pickles as a meze's in Turkish Cypriots restaurants.

İ will try to find out what is the meaning of the Böğrülce in English. Looks like beans .İt can be eat freash or dried.

beans


Bogrulce=black eyed beans


Halil, are you saying mangallo =hostes?

no deniz it is not same .
after this arguments i decided ,when spring comes i will take all the pictures of the things that we are eating i will make article with their pictures.

in my area we called Kazayağı for the Mangallo.



At our area we

[halil]

This is Spiny Chicory

it is not Nikitas.

[halil]

Deniz,
in some places for the Hostes they call it . OSTES.
u gave me good home work . i will do some research about wild vegatables.At below link u can find some information. i hope u read turkish.
http://kibrisabakis.com/kbakis/index.ph ... &Itemid=37

[denizaksulu]

Mangallo,Kazayağı =Turkish Name
PANGALLOS is greek name for the Mangallo.
English name is:ERYNGO

the tenderbasel leaves and stalks are used for pickling in early spring .
Also u can boiled them with BÖRÜLCE and some olive oil with sardines and onions it will test unbeliveable for your lunch .
u can easily buy mangollo pickels from markets. Also we are using mangollo pickles as a meze's in Turkish Cypriots restaurants.

İ will try to find out what is the meaning of the Böğrülce in English. Looks like beans .İt can be eat freash or dried.

beans


Than ks Halil. I jus wanted to clear the air.


Bogrulce=black eyed beans


Halil, are you saying mangallo =hostes?

no deniz it is not same .
after this arguments i decided ,when spring comes i will take all the pictures of the things that we are eating i will make article with their pictures.

in my area we called Kazayağı for the Mangallo.



At our area we

[Get Real!]

Where else would one expect to find dear Deniz? In the food section of course!

[denizaksulu]

Deniz,
in some places for the Hostes they call it . OSTES.
u gave me good home work . i will do some research about wild vegatables.At below link u can find some information. i hope u read turkish.
http://kibrisabakis.com/kbakis/index.ph ... &Itemid=37

Ayip ettin kardesim. Ogretmenligini bile yaptim. Merakl okuyacagim.

Tesekkurler
(but the keyboard does not write in Turkish. Forgive it.

[denizaksulu]

Where else would one expect to find dear Deniz? In the food section of course!

I am hiding from F_C. Plz dont tell him I am here!

At least here we are talking about nice things. Unless you are going to bring up that accusation you laid against me re: trying to poison you!

[denizaksulu]

Our ever so resourceful Halil has led us to:
[u]Cinara cornigera [/u]as our hostes=Ostes plant

Sounds like it is related to the artichoke/thistle family, as someone suggested earlier.

This is it I think.

Thank you Halil