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Wild One Cyprus

foraging food
Yucca - Yucca gigantea

Spineless Yucca

Γιούκα

Yuka

Scientific Name: Yucca gigantea (Yucca elephantipes)

AVAILABLE: JUN-SEP

EDIBLE PARTS:

Description

  • Sparsely branched tree with a trunk that thickens at the base resembling an elephant foot
  • Long, smooth, spineless sword-like leaves
  • small white cup-shaped flowers

preparation

  1. Pick, wash and dry flowers
  2. Consume raw or lightly boiled/stir-fried as with cabbage

extra info

Leaves can be scraped and fibres used for textiles.

Saponin-containing roots can be used as a soap/shampoo substitute.

Also available in

March

Silifa - Gundelia tournefortii

Silifa

Σίλλυφα
Anadolu Kengerotu

Thistle - Cirsium vulgare

Thistle

Γαουράγκαθο
Yaygın Kangal

Sage

Σπατζιά
Adaçayı

Salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius, flower head

Salsify

Καλακατσούνα
Çayır Teke Sakalı

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