Λαψάνες, Καντζηλάρης Γ. (2007) 273.
Name - Origin
Σινάπι
Scientific name: Sinapis alba
They are boiled and consumed with olive oil and lemon juice or cooked together with various legumes. The flowers, whether open or not, are fried with eggs. The stems are eaten raw after the skin has been removed and combine well with olives and spring onions. They are collected from January to April.
Functional and symbolic role
It is a warming food, a blood laxative, it helps to boost the body, and it is effective in influenza and bronchitis. Kantzilaris G. (2007) 264.
Additional information and bibliography
Kantzilaris G. (2007), Το Καϊμακλί μέσα από το πέρασμα του χρόνου, publication of the new coop of kaimakli, Nicosia
Eleni Christou
Λαψάνες, Καντζηλάρης Γ. (2007) 273.
Foods
Atraší(d)a, atratží(d)a - Yellow star thistle
This plant belongs to the category of bitter greens. It is eaten before flowering and is cooked whole, boiled and with various legumes.
Traditional Recipes
Charlocks (wild mustard greens) yahní with flour
A fasting dish. The greens are cooked in a mixture of fried onion in olive oil and toasted flour.
Traditional Recipes
Charlocks with bitter orange juice
"Add the lapsanes to the sautéed onion and stir them until all the water has evaporated. Add the bitter orange juice and continue to cookl..." (Maria Ioannidou, Rizokarpaso)
Foods
Galatouna - sow thistle
A wild green of Cyprus, which takes its name from the milky juice of its leaves. It was eaten boiled with oil and lemon juice.
Foods
Gaourokavlos - Syrian thistle
A plant consumed raw or cooked with various legumes. Collected from January to April.
Traditional Recipes
Lapsanes (charlocks) with garlic
"...add the olive oil in the same pot and then add the garlic. When the garlic is golden brown, add the lapsanes and salt." (Tasoula Hadjilambi, Komi Kepir Kyrenia)
Traditional Recipes
Louvi (black-eyed beans) with lapsánes (charlocks)
A very simple and easy recipe, based on boiling louvi with lapsanes are served with olive oil and lemon juice.
Traditional Recipes
Omelette with charlocks (wild mustard greens)
"We were able to make this recipe only in the winter, since the main ingredient of the recipe, the lapsanes (charlocks), only grow during this season." (Tasoula Hadjilambi, Komi Kepir Kyrenia)
