Wild vegetable mixes sold in the markets of Dalmatia (southern Croatia)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dalmatia is an interesting place to study the use of wild greens as it lies at the intersection of influence of Slavs, who do not usually use many species of wild greens, and Mediterranean culinary culture, where the use of multiple...
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doaj-1e8013393cd44740ba92e341f7f79e992020-11-25T00:09:24ZengBMCJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine1746-42692013-01-0191210.1186/1746-4269-9-2Wild vegetable mixes sold in the markets of Dalmatia (southern Croatia)Łuczaj ŁukaszZovkoKončić MarijanaMiličević TihomirDolina KatijaPandža Marija<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dalmatia is an interesting place to study the use of wild greens as it lies at the intersection of influence of Slavs, who do not usually use many species of wild greens, and Mediterranean culinary culture, where the use of multiple wild greens is common. The aim of the study was to document the mixtures of wild green vegetables which are sold in all the vegetable markets of Dalmatia.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>All vendors (68) in all 11 major markets of the Dalmatian coast were interviewed. The piles of wild vegetables they sold were searched and herbarium specimens taken from them.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The mean number of species in the mix was 5.7. The most commonly sold wild plants are: <it>Sonchus oleraceus</it> L., <it>Allium ampeloprasum</it> L., <it>Foeniculum vulgare</it> Mill., <it>Urospermum picroides</it> F.W.Schmidt, <it>Papaver rhoeas</it> L., <it>Daucus carota</it> L., <it>Taraxacum</it> sp., <it>Picris echioides</it> L., <it>Silene latifolia</it> Poir. and <it>Crepis</it> spp. Also the cultivated beet (<it>Beta vulgaris</it> L.) and a few cultivated Brassicaceae varieties are frequent components. Wild vegetables from the mix are usually boiled for 20–30 minutes and dressed with olive oil and salt. Altogether at least 37 wild taxa and 13 cultivated taxa were recorded.</p> <p>Apart from the mixes, <it>Asparagus acutifolius</it> L. and <it>Tamus communis</it> L. shoots are sold in separate bunches (they are usually eaten with eggs), as well as some Asteraceae species, the latter are eaten raw or briefly boiled.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The rich tradition of eating many wild greens may result both from strong Venetian and Greek influences and the necessity of using all food resources available in the barren, infertile land in the past. Although the number of wild-collected green vegetables is impressive we hypothesize that it may have decreased over the years, and that further in-depth local ethnobotanical studies are needed in Dalmatia to record the disappearing knowledge of edible plants.</p> http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/9/1/2Wild food plantsHerbophiliaMarket surveyEthnobotanyEthnobiologyWild edible plants |
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Wild vegetable mixes sold in the markets of Dalmatia (southern Croatia) |
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Wild vegetable mixes sold in the markets of Dalmatia (southern Croatia) |
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Wild vegetable mixes sold in the markets of Dalmatia (southern Croatia) |
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Wild vegetable mixes sold in the markets of Dalmatia (southern Croatia) |
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Wild vegetable mixes sold in the markets of Dalmatia (southern Croatia) |
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wild vegetable mixes sold in the markets of dalmatia (southern croatia) |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dalmatia is an interesting place to study the use of wild greens as it lies at the intersection of influence of Slavs, who do not usually use many species of wild greens, and Mediterranean culinary culture, where the use of multiple wild greens is common. The aim of the study was to document the mixtures of wild green vegetables which are sold in all the vegetable markets of Dalmatia.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>All vendors (68) in all 11 major markets of the Dalmatian coast were interviewed. The piles of wild vegetables they sold were searched and herbarium specimens taken from them.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The mean number of species in the mix was 5.7. The most commonly sold wild plants are: <it>Sonchus oleraceus</it> L., <it>Allium ampeloprasum</it> L., <it>Foeniculum vulgare</it> Mill., <it>Urospermum picroides</it> F.W.Schmidt, <it>Papaver rhoeas</it> L., <it>Daucus carota</it> L., <it>Taraxacum</it> sp., <it>Picris echioides</it> L., <it>Silene latifolia</it> Poir. and <it>Crepis</it> spp. Also the cultivated beet (<it>Beta vulgaris</it> L.) and a few cultivated Brassicaceae varieties are frequent components. Wild vegetables from the mix are usually boiled for 20–30 minutes and dressed with olive oil and salt. Altogether at least 37 wild taxa and 13 cultivated taxa were recorded.</p> <p>Apart from the mixes, <it>Asparagus acutifolius</it> L. and <it>Tamus communis</it> L. shoots are sold in separate bunches (they are usually eaten with eggs), as well as some Asteraceae species, the latter are eaten raw or briefly boiled.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The rich tradition of eating many wild greens may result both from strong Venetian and Greek influences and the necessity of using all food resources available in the barren, infertile land in the past. Although the number of wild-collected green vegetables is impressive we hypothesize that it may have decreased over the years, and that further in-depth local ethnobotanical studies are needed in Dalmatia to record the disappearing knowledge of edible plants.</p> |
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Wild food plants Herbophilia Market survey Ethnobotany Ethnobiology Wild edible plants |
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