A native wild green.
Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Γλίντος. Glíndos.
Greek name - description
A native wild green.
Language remarks
Scientific name: Amaranthus blitum
Functional and symbolic role
Nutritional Value and Importance in the Diet of Cypriots
Consumed when boiled with black eyed beans (Pharmakidou X P, 2003, p. 142)
Additional information and bibliography
Time period
19th - 21st c.
Bibliography
Pharmakidou X P (1983). Glossary of Xenophon P. Pharmakidou, [Materials for the compilation of the Historical Dictionary of the Cypriot Dialect, part B', ed. Th. D. Kypri], Centre for Scientific Research, Nicosia, 2nd ed., 2003.
Researcher/Recorder
Stalo Lazarou