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Sow Thistle

τζογχός ⋮ similar name: Αγριοζοχός, Acıyemlik

Kuzugevreği

Scientific Name: Sonchus oleraceus

other names: smooth saw thistle, common sowthistle, annual sow thistle, hare’s colwort, hare’s thistle, milky tassel, milk thistle, soft thistle, ζοχός, ζοχιά,  τζοχός, ντζοχός, σφογκός, γαλατούνα

AVAILABLE: DEC-APR

EDIBLE PARTS:

Description

  • soft hastate triangular with basal lobes or obovate egg-shaped, narrow at base, green leaves.
  • dandelion-like yellow flower

preparation

  1. pick tender stems and leaves
  2. steam or boil and serve with olive oil and lemon

extra info

The common name ‘sow thistle’ refers to its attractiveness to pigs, and the similarity of the leaf to younger thistle plants.

Also available in

December

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