tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post3097200089132239524..comments2024-03-22T10:56:23.359+02:00Comments on Land and People: Badael-AlternativesRami Zuraykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14644937988631864952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post-38908751927942629052008-02-23T19:30:00.000+02:002008-02-23T19:30:00.000+02:00Leila, chicory is hindbeh and it is not qurs `anne...Leila, chicory is hindbeh and it is not qurs `anneh. The latter is a small wild plant that is absolutely excellent but with a very short season. I has some for lunch today with onions and lemon and olive oil.Rami Zuraykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644937988631864952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post-75320351081527675062008-02-23T15:33:00.000+02:002008-02-23T15:33:00.000+02:00Hi uncle you are the best. Love you . LailaHi uncle you are the best. Love you . LailaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post-3247503282517777592008-02-23T14:25:00.000+02:002008-02-23T14:25:00.000+02:00Saw in Claudia Roden's Arabesque a recipe for Esca...Saw in Claudia Roden's Arabesque a recipe for Escarole or Hindbeh. Now I remember Hindbeh, even though I'm not sure I've eaten it in Lebanon. It also gets called wild escarole, or frisee, or even wild chicory. Which is it? And is that the topic of Ms. Yasbeck's article?Leila Abu-Sabahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161833022292457787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post-19523635055096287852008-02-22T17:23:00.000+02:002008-02-22T17:23:00.000+02:00I love Badael's page, thank you. I use Google tran...I love Badael's page, thank you. I use Google translate (translate.google.com) and my own sketchy Arabic to try to figure out what's going on.<BR/><BR/>I am interested in Mariana Yazbeck's article on an herb سلطة قرص العنّة.<BR/><BR/>Hope this comes through. Transliterated into English, it seems like "salatat qrs al'azza" and she says it is also called "hindbeh" which I think I have heard of.<BR/><BR/>What is it? And do I understand correctly that it's good for the liver?<BR/><BR/>Google Translate is unreliable - it calls the herb "power disc impotence" which is funny but incomprehensible. I thought Mariana was writing a complaint about her computer, based on the translated title...Leila Abu-Sabahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161833022292457787noreply@blogger.com