Comments on: What’s that Green? Easy Foraging at the Shuk

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:06:02 +0000

You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed it!

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:58:36 +0000

…and thanks for the interesting article!

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:56:42 +0000

Your last picture looks like a Rumex species, but not common sorrel, Rumex acetosa..

By: Nolafoodie

Nolafoodie — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:08:34 +0000

Hi, Sarah — great post! Some time ago, I had inquired about “lisan” (or, in my family’s village accent, “lsayyen”) on eGullet, and you helped identify it. Based on the descriptions provided by everyone in my family, it really did seem like they were talking about borage. However, during my last visit, I asked my in-laws what color the plant’s flowers were (blue for borage vs. pink for Jerusalem sage), and they not only emphatically stated that the flowers were a vibrant pink, but also showed me a plant that had managed to stick around past winter. So, I definitely agree that the plant in question is Salvia hierosolymitana. Thanks for the detective work!

By: Esther

Esther — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:07:58 +0000

I loved reading your post. I think I’ve eaten most of these greens while visiting various Arabs, Lebanese and Druze friends but up until know I only knew that they were delicious.