Daily Archives: May 22, 2012

Gundelia (Akkoub)

Pluck its thorny leaves and this is indeed akkoub, a prized (by many) wild vegetable; also known as tumbleweed, cardon (French), or gundelia. Apparently this wild vegetable’s recent claim to fame is that its grains were identified by researchers on the shroud of Turin.  I got three recipes from local mountain folks; one way is [...]
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