Edible green.
Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Κάρταμον. Kártamon
Greek name - description
Native, edible green similar to rue. (Pharmakidou XP, 2003, p. 307)
Language remarks
pl, kartama. It is also used in the verb kartamothoró, which indicates visual deception. "Yesterday I saw you at Yanni's house" "Me? Probably ekartamothóres“ (Pharmakidou XP 2003, p. 307)
Functional and symbolic role
Nutritional Value and Importance in the Diet of Cypriots
Consumed as a salad vegetable and as pickled. (Pharmakidou XP, 2003, p. 307)
Additional information and bibliography
Time period
19th - 20th c.
Bibliography
Pharmakidou XP (1983). Glossary of Xenophon P. Pharmakidou, [Materials for the compilation of the Historical Dictionary of the Cypriot Dialect, part B', ed. T. D. Kypri], Centre for Scientific Research, Nicosia, 2nd ed., 2003.
Researcher/Recorder
Stalo Lazarou
Foods
Artymata
Cypriots would usually use the word "artymata" to indicate only pepper and no other spice.