Cheremsha

[John Schillinger]

Dear Maria-
	Many thanks!  For that matter, I wasn't aware of Wikipidia по-русски!

	Кindest regards,
John
On Mar 21, 2008, at 3:05 AM, Maria Dmytrieva wrote:

>  Черемша
 (лат. — Allium ursinum, медвежий лук, дикий чеснок,  
> колба
) — многолетнее дикорастущее растение семейства луковых.  
> Иногда черемшой называют так же вид Allium victoriale — лук  
> победный[1]. Листья используют в пищу в сыром виде, в маринованном,  
> в горячих блюдах, в хлебе и пирогах.
> http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Черемша
>
> Multritran gives the following variants for it:
> wild leek
> bear's onion (Allium ursinum); broad-leaved garlic (Allium ursinum);  
> ramson (Allium ursinum)
>
> With best regards,
> Maria
>
> --- Оригінальне повідомлення ---
> Від кого: John Schillinger <jschill at AMERICAN.EDU>
> Кому: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> Дата: 21 березня, 08:35:54
> Тема: [SEELANGS] Cheremsha
>
>    John Dunn's comments on borshch and Domostroj prompt me to  
> inquire if
> anyone knows what cheremsha
> really is as a plant (garlic tops?). I've always sought it out in its
> pickled form at markets in Russia, but never have come across it in
> the US until I recently found a jar of it at a DC Russian food store
> where the English translation on the label was "Ramson."
>
> John Schillinger
>
>
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John Schillinger
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