Amaranthus blitum
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Amaranthus blitum, commonly called purple amaranth is an annual plant species in economically important plant family Amaranthaceae
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Native to the Mediterranean region, and naturalized in other parts of the world including much of eastern North America. Although weedy, it is eaten in many parts of the world. The Greeks
call the Amaranthus blitum var. silvestre, vlita , and eat the leaves and the tender shoots cooked in steam or boiled and then served with olive oil
, lemon
and salt
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Amaranthaceae
The flowering plant family Amaranthaceae, the Amaranth family, contains about 176 genera and 2,400 species.- Description :Most of these species are herbs or subshrubs; very few are trees or climbers. Some species are succulent....
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Native to the Mediterranean region, and naturalized in other parts of the world including much of eastern North America. Although weedy, it is eaten in many parts of the world. The Greeks
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
call the Amaranthus blitum var. silvestre, vlita , and eat the leaves and the tender shoots cooked in steam or boiled and then served with olive oil
Olive oil
Olive oil is an oil obtained from the olive , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. It is commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps...
, lemon
Lemon
The lemon is both a small evergreen tree native to Asia, and the tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world – primarily for its juice, though the pulp and rind are also used, mainly in cooking and baking...
and salt
Salt
In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
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