Isn't this the plant ... from which the young leaves are eaten raw in salads in Japan??/
Ritesh do you know?/ I vaguely remember that japanese carried seeds of one of the polygonums to all parts of the world where they went to serve as salad green... Usha di ----------- On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 9:27 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Ritesh ji > Looking at the leaves I was also to suggest P. orientale which I had > photographed from Kashmir, but held back as I could see slightly different > (may be being younger) inflorescence. Any way thanks for confirming. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 8:06 AM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Sir, >> >> I was thinking of tasting a bit of its leaf too but was afraid of doing >> so.... :) >> >> Now, this email from you gives me green signal to go ahead. I hope i >> would be able to inform you the result by tomorrow evening. >> >> Regards, >> >> Surajit >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 7:59 AM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the information Surajit ji.. >>> >>> I was referring P. hydropiper in general...but many of the Polygonums >>> contain 'Rutin' that makes the taste peppery. Moreover, I have never >>> checked P. orientale for its taste. Hoping to get some more information >>> from you. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Ritesh. >>> >> >> > > > -- Usha di ===========
