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Bittercress - Cardamine hirsuta

Bittercress

Καρδαμίνα

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Scientific Name: Cardamine hirsuta

other names: Καρδαμίνη Αδρότριχος 

AVAILABLE: JAN-APR

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Description

  • forms a rosette leaflets in tight circular rings of odd-pinnate leaflets in rows, one at tip leaves, with 8-15 ovate egg-shaped, wide at base leaflets with a smooth or dentate with symmetrical teeth margin
  • the leaflet at the tip of the leaf will be larger than the other leaflets and round to reniform kidney-shaped

preparation

  1. pick tender stems
  2. use raw in salads
  3. boil, steam or fry to reduce bitterness and serve with olive oil and lemon
  4. it has a peppery taste

extra info

The name ‘Cardamine’ is said to be derived from, καρδιά (heart in Greek) and named by Πεδάνιος Διοσκουρίδης (Pedanius Dioscorides) circa 40–90 AD, “the father of pharmacognosy”, was a Greek physician, pharmacologist, botanist, and author of De materia medica (Περὶ ὕλης ἰατρικῆς, On Medical Material)

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