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"Horta" is a quintessential Greek dish, that is almost mandatory in every dine out. It's simply boiled wild greens, topped with olive oil, lemon, and salt. Does this dish exist in your country, have you tried it?

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"Horta" is a quintessential Greek dish, that is almost mandatory in every dine out. It's simply boiled wild greens, topped with olive oil, lemon, and salt. Does this dish exist in your country, have you tried it?

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Accomplished-Rub1263@reddit

Oh I have tried Horta in Samothrace and as soon as I came home I wanted to try to make it myself. I wasn't sure what plant was used..I've harvested some wild amaranth from garden and it was perfect! Guess that was used in the dish from the photo.
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Lipe_cvatu@reddit

Kind of. While random greens can be used, we tend to lean mostly on Blitva (Lat. *Beta vulgaris)* in Croatia. Usually together with olive oil, lemons and baked potatoes. Often together with another meaty dish (usually fish or octopus on the coast) https://preview.redd.it/15sik7c9svng1.jpeg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1e0d3ba9fdd42efdfa1ff7a6deb79ccc74c07da0
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

We use vlíta for horta depending on the season, maybe it's related to blitva? That's interesting, we don't add potatoes here. It's true, horta are perfect to accompany protein or fatty dishes.
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wassilis7@reddit

Δεν ξέρω αν είναι μόνο στην Κρήτη αλλά εμείς βάζουμε πατάτες και κολοκύθια και το κάνουμε πουρέ ή και απλά χόρτα με πατάτες και κολοκύθια χωρίς να τα κάνουμε πουρέ
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TinyAsianMachine@reddit

Μόνο στην Κρήτη το έχω συναντήσει και εγώ.
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r3d-win3-sup3rn0va@reddit

Το έκανε και η γιαγιά μου στην Εύβοια, και τώρα το κάνω και εγώ μιας και εκείνη έχει φύγει από την ζωή.
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OddCase5303@reddit

Και στην Πελοπόννησο το ίδιο τουλάχιστον στη Μάνη
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r3d-win3-sup3rn0va@reddit

My grandma used to boil potatoes and Zucchinis with vlíta, sometimes I do it as well. I'm Greek btw.
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jaznam112@reddit

blitva is swiss chard. thats my families go to side for the fish on friday. we add garlic too
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krell_154@reddit

Swiss chard? Why Swiss?
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jaznam112@reddit

Thats the english name for blitva, i dont know why swiss. Maybe just chard is ok to say too, i dont know, i always say swiss chard
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Spiritual-Can2604@reddit

How do you make the fish
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jaznam112@reddit

Sardines, gutted and beheaded, thrown in wheat flour or corn flour and fried in shallow olive oil, big white fish like sea bream is cleaned, salted and olive oil, grilled and put again in the olive oil. Gregada is a good dish, one pot meal with potatoes and lemon and white fish and brudet is a delicious dish, mix of firm white fish and fish from sea bed, cuttlefish and crustaceans in a rich tomato sauce. Hake is breaded and fried but that we eat with potato salad and brudet with polenta.
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Spiritual-Can2604@reddit

Thank you so much! I love fish but I only know how to make it one way. I’m gonna google all of these recipes. Thank you
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xeneras@reddit

Nah blita is in the Amaranth family and called Amaranth blitum [https://cnseed.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Amaranthus-blitum-seed.jpg](https://cnseed.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Amaranthus-blitum-seed.jpg)
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jaznam112@reddit

This is not what we are talking about. Its blitva not blita
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sjedinjenoStanje@reddit

Yup. We don't make it with lemon, just garlic, salt, olive oil, potatoes and blitva.
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BlackberryHoliday734@reddit

same in Greece
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brnkse@reddit

I hate this with passion! I really argue with my mom everytime she makes this.
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ilijadwa@reddit

What is this called in Türkiye?
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brnkse@reddit

Pazı
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Cultural_Chip_3274@reddit

Lol. Is she overstewing/ overboiling them? Try them a bit on the raw side and it's now edible:)
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brnkse@reddit

Why make this when you can bake or fry them I dont understand it
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Hour-Personality-924@reddit

I love blitva! Especially in a stew form with not so many potatoes.
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kotvrt@reddit

Honorable mention for japrak rolled in _raštika_🤤
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Hour-Personality-924@reddit

my parents love that meal. unfortunately, I don’t. :( Also, we call it rašćika. I know there are some regional differences with the name. :D
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kotvrt@reddit

I understand you, I personally hated the meal as a kid but I grew into it as adult. Now I love it. Nothing like having few of those for dinner with some mashed potatoes aside as warm summer’s day comes to an end.
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crolionfire@reddit

But that is not the same, and we do have the same recipe: "Mišanca"- my friend whose mother is from Korčula and father from Hvar has been eating it and cooking it his whole life: 5 wild greens from the garden, a little bit of salt and pepper, short cooking time and olive oil on top when serving.
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thelostuser@reddit

This is so good!
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neverstoppin@reddit

To add to the comment of my fellow croatian, blitva (eng. chard) is followed by rashtika (collard greens) and in some cases wild chicory and dandelion (a more rural version).
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jaznam112@reddit

Only time i eat raštika is when we make japrag. For any turkish people here, does japrag ring a bell to you, that sounds like a turkish name.
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Public-Initiative509@reddit

Japrag? Sounds like yaprak, meaning leaves. Can only mean yaprak sarmasi as in vine leaves?
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ilijadwa@reddit

Yeah japrak is the stuffed vine leaves. Haven’t heard it being called japrag before.
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pumpasklitas@reddit

those are not baked but boiled potatoes this way of cooking is called lešo
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Useful_Jello2910@reddit

Hi! side question: Do you use the word Blitva to describe someone as dumb?
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jaznam112@reddit

I havent heard about that but i heard people call dalmatians "blitvari", a name calling that makes fun of them eating a lot of blitva
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ilijadwa@reddit

As soon as I saw OPs image my mind went to blitva. My dad loves it so much he always gets a plate anytime he goes to a restaurant.
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New_Accident_4909@reddit

I fucking hate blitva
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SpareDesigner1@reddit

This looks so good
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Character_Hamster890@reddit

Croatian sea food culture is amazing.
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Defiant_Being_9222@reddit

The kind of dish your grandma forces you to eat LOL
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Lonely-Sunbed-2508@reddit

Γαμάνε!
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rical8@reddit

με ξυδι ομως |:ρ
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Defiant_Being_9222@reddit

Και μετά με λένε περίεργο που δεν πίνω καφέ....
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P-l-Staker@reddit

>Χαχαχ και μετά με λένε περίεργο που δεν πίνω καφέ.... Που έχεις την Ελληνική σου ταυτότητα να τη σκίσω, βάρβαρε! 😒
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thetimeconoisseur@reddit

Μια σαλατιερα ζωχια - βλητα με λαδι ικανο για εναρξη πολεμου λεμονι, ψωμι να ταίσει ενα μικρο χωριο και μια πλακα πεζοδρομιου φετα απο διπλα. = Peak culinary experiences
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Your___mom_@reddit

Yes, but they're bland enough that I can appreciate the sourness of a lemon if I drown them in it And that's why they're goated
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Defiant_Being_9222@reddit

Well, they have sort of grown on me now, but as a kid I wouldn't touch them. Nowadays, I would put some on my plate. With lots of lemon though, as you said, haha.
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moon_chil___@reddit

μα είναι τέλειο
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Unlikely-Cut5451@reddit

Damn, I guess I’m a granny.
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Defiant_Being_9222@reddit

You are every granny's favorite grandchild for sure
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Substratas@reddit

LOL YES!!! 😂 I had to eat this every time I was at grannies.
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Defiant_Being_9222@reddit

Hahah and brocolli probably
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Substratas@reddit

It does exist - my granny used to prepare it for me when I was young. We call ’em radhiqe. 🥹
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Impossible_Gene_5475@reddit

Doesnt radhiqe mean turnip in albanian also? We have ridiche in romanian which is pronounced almost the same and it means turnip
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Dry-Drawer150@reddit

Ridiche is not turnip, but radish. Turnip is nap in romanian.
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TinyAsianMachine@reddit

It's radhiki in Greek too. Apparently from the Italian word for root. Probably came from the Greek form into the Balkan languages. Interestingly radika in Turkish and radhiqe in Albanian refer to something else but obviously from the same root. 
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theystolemyusername@reddit

Radix is Latin for root.
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Substratas@reddit

>*Doesnt radhiqe mean turnip in albanian also? We have ridiche in romanian which is pronounced almost the same and it means turnip* They must be false friends. In Albanian, radhiqe means dandelion.
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ThickCaterpillar9867@reddit

Turnip is rrepë(a)
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

We use radhikia as well to make horta! Is it a common dish in Albania?
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EstablishmentNo1217@reddit

This with grilled sea bass
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Late_Secret3480@reddit

Συνήθως χορτα λένε τα αγριοχορτα. Τα "ημερα "χόρτα συνήθως τα λενε με το όνομα τους.
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EneoPlays@reddit

Yep
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archonpericles@reddit

When I was a boy driving in a car to California with my Yiayia and Papou, we frequently stopped on the highway so my Yiayia could take her special knife and plastic bag to cut wild Horta.
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roadtogodhuman@reddit

If your ass ever wanted to know how I call this food in Greek it’s “grass”
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kilikilingmakati@reddit

I’ve had this. In the Philippines there’s Steamed Sweet potato tops (baby leaves) with just calamansi (citrus) and soy sauce. Parents would go extra when someone’s anaemic as it’s high in iron
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commissaire-67@reddit

Υπάρχουν τα βλίτα, τα ραδίκια, τα αντίδια, οι ζοχοι, οι γλιστρυδα αυτά είναι τα "χόρτα".
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Neither-Sale-4132@reddit

Almost identical in Lombardy - Italy Catalogna cotta con olio e limone Sometimes we put a bit of minced garlic in it (a tiny bit)
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hideousox@reddit

In Rome it’ll be cicoria ripassata in padella / all’agro. I think you can find same dish anywhere in Italy but swapping green with local greens
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Neither-Sale-4132@reddit

The same in Puglia, with a bit of hot peppers.
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Dix_PourCent@reddit

It can be done with several green plants. From spinach, dandelion and many other greens… same. Boiled. Olive oil, lemon, and garlic. Love it. Also very common in Albania
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Glatzial@reddit

In Bulgaria we have Bureniya/Buraniya, which means "made from weeds". You can use all kinds of greens, but the main combination is sorrel, nettle, spinach., wild garlic, green onion. It's sauteed in a pan with sunflower oil or olive oil, but I'm sure somewhere it's boiled as well. Sometimes rice is added. Almost always yogurt is added.
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Dbiggah@reddit

My Turkish Bulgarian Grandmother used to pick seemingly random looking plants and cook a very fragrant dish, I realize now that was probably a variation of this
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brownnoisedaily@reddit

Sounds good.
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MysticEnby420@reddit

I grew to love it and I've had my grandmother stop driving to grab some from the side of the road.
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lilac2481@reddit

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk32lDLmQhc&pp=ygUbYmFzaWxlIGdyZWVrIGNvbWVkaWFuIGhvcnRh
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OswGeoM@reddit

Vlíta 🤤🤤
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lilac2481@reddit

We usee to grow them at my old house in the backyard.
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lilac2481@reddit

Love it
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Mediocre_Chip2254@reddit

add some sardines pls :)
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Droid-Soul@reddit

In Nepal we call it "Saag" , any leafy vegetables (Mustard, Spinach, among others) . Pan fried with fenugreek seeds, tiny bit of oil and salt.
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Character_Hamster890@reddit

In my home, darker greens such as radika, roka, spinach, pazı (seskoula) are musts.
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Ambitious-Flower87@reddit

In southern coastal Croatia, we also say "pazija" for all edible plants that we can find in nature. I had no idea it is from turkish word :D
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Kitsooos@reddit

The word is actually Armenian, not Turkish. From the old Armenian "banǰar".
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BugsBenny_@reddit

Isn't banjar just pancar(beetroot)? Pazı is a different one as far as I know.
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Kitsooos@reddit

Yes. They are the same word. Banjar is the "original" word.
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sarcasticgreek@reddit

That explains why in Thessaly we call seskoula as pazia. I should have guessed, but there you go.
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Galleean@reddit

I like them cold, with a shit tone of lemon and without olive oil. The sweeter the better.
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Still-truckin@reddit

I’m in Piraeus and you’re right- everyone except me seems to have it on their table. I’m partial to the marinated anchovies as a starter. Different world from the salty turds Americans put on pizza. Cuttlefish sausages is another great appie here.
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PureBuffalo8280@reddit

I love it!
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Embarrassed-Wolf-609@reddit

we don't have bland food in my country
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Icy-Engineering9912@reddit

No, never seen this before. Maybe people south of Albania of more familiar with it..
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Queasy-Perception-82@reddit

Horta is delicious 😅 as a child I thought otherwise
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ThrowRAMomVsGF@reddit

We all did... we all did...
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ThrowRAMomVsGF@reddit

It's the only Greek dish my British girlfriend does not get at all. First time she saw it, she was like "wait, these are random weeds, surely you can't eat it". And she tried it and told me it's just too much soil flavour for her :D Meanwhile, probably my favourite dish (even though I am a meatlover) is "vlita" (Amaranthus blitum) with baby courgettes. If you have the right sweet baby courgettes it's heaven. So in the UK they know spinach, chard etc and use them in recipes, but no, random greens, especially by themselves, are not a a thing at all. I guess the closest in "style", i.e. greens you can gather yourself from the wild and cook by themselves is samphire. Which is lovely, but quite different.
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apoprosanatolismos@reddit

There are so many great greens for boiling such as endives, zochia, lapata, chard, poppy, chicory, and so much more ❤️
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Just-Spirit6944@reddit

all ex yu eats blitva no cap. also there is slovenian version VRZOTE insead of blitva its usually KALE
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theystolemyusername@reddit

Usually spinach or chard with garlic and a bit of sour cream.
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senerh@reddit

probably stolen from turks, just like many of their internationally pr'ed cultural elements.
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Jazzlike-Moose3123@reddit

I had to look it up. Its called ''greek horto'' in Turkish. Some turkish refugees from greek islands seem to be familiar. Looks very healthy which means it doesnt taste that good.
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Computerfreak4321@reddit

We do something similar in the south with collard greens. Little different seasoning but same idea. Good stuff.
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brnkse@reddit

It is my duty as a Turk to say this is not a Greek dish.
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

Source?
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brnkse@reddit

My grandma. Though her grandparents were Greek..
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unirascal@reddit

Prolly not Greek or Turkish either it’s frigging greens from the ground for f sake
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puzzledpanther@reddit

I think it belongs to whichever country it grows. I actually tried going out in the UK wilderness and looking for any of the wild greens I would collect in Greece. Didn't find fuck all :) Very different climate n' all
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unirascal@reddit

Climate defo plays a role which brings me to the point that it could be anyone with the same climate as Greece or Turkey that has “found” the greens first but no one knows
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brnkse@reddit

Probably but we have to argue about a random dish's originality. It is in the constitution.
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unirascal@reddit

Fair point
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unirascal@reddit

The ground
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unirascal@reddit

Bro it’s boiled greens wdym it’s Turkish not Greek… it’s not an invention or something complicated 😭😅
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brnkse@reddit

I know 🤣
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Renandstimpyslog@reddit

Yes, we just call them "ot" as in weed. There's a silly little weed festival in Alaçatı which features salads made from these edible wild greens. My personal favorites are cibes (boiled cabbage shoots), turnip-weed and samphire.
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

Horta also means weed in Greek! Alátsata was a major Greek town before the war, I guess this dish remained even after the Greeks left.
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kicklhimintheballs@reddit

Most of these areas were resettled by Turkish deportees from Greece. We eat maratha (wild fennel) and another weed called askolübrus is also pretty popular. Family is Cretan Turk
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

Askolübrus? In Crete we have a horta dish called "askolympros", so interesting the Cretans took it to Anatolia with them. Are you Cretan?
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ThickCaterpillar9867@reddit

“Ot “ is a also the slang word used for weed/marijuana in Vienna/Austria ,it sounds so familiar to me😂😂
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Carnelian-5@reddit

Nothing worse than this dish if it isnt eaten immediately and goes cold.
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thetimeconoisseur@reddit

It's easily the best "war / poverty" foods that exist.
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Serdarboz@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/5st3338t6zng1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e9ff0bf018d6ced2d0b275ec4ed591dd4d8bc2c This one is the turkish one similar to your dish. We call it süllüm in adana. We use common mallow or spinach
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YngwieMainstream@reddit

You need to do something else to it. It's unfinished.
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

Absolutely not, Mediterranean cuisine is all about simplicity and good quality ingredients.
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YngwieMainstream@reddit

Yeah, no. Simplicity is one thing. Boiled leafy greens with a dash of oil and lemon is not that.
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

Try it before judging, you will be surprised 
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YngwieMainstream@reddit

I've tried more leafy greens than you, rest assured. The Greek cuisine doesn't use orach or garden sorrel...
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

You will be surprised how plant-based Greek cuisine is.
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YngwieMainstream@reddit

Not really. I'm willing to bet my house that you never saw tarragon in your entire life.
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

When are you handling me the keys?
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YngwieMainstream@reddit

Wild garlic? Nettle? Come on, stop lying.
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puzzledpanther@reddit

rofl... the mountains around our house are full of wild garlic. Nettles are everywhere too. I don't mind someone being clueless but when you add arrogance to it, it becomes quite embarassing for the performer. Please educate yourself and remedy your manners.
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BlackberryHoliday734@reddit

You think Greece doesn't have nettles and wild garlic? Nettles are called tsouknida. Wild garlic grows too. There are some wonderful Cretan dishes starring this delicacy. Keep going tho. Really. LOL.
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rouvas@reddit

You're clearly trolling right now aren't you? Both of these are very often the "grassy" ingredient in "Horta"
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YngwieMainstream@reddit

Also, take out the stems. It's not that hard.
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rouvas@reddit

Arguably, the best part.
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YngwieMainstream@reddit

We call that *știr*. And no, it's no good at all. It doesn't compare with spinach or other leafy greens that I mentioned in other comments (wild garlic, orach, sorrel, nettle).
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rouvas@reddit

Yeah, that's exactly what it is. And it tastes great. If you think something's "missing" from it, I'm curious to know what it is, but I won't use it on my dishes. It's not by accident that the Greek cuisine is the second best in the world. We know what we're doing.
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YngwieMainstream@reddit

Bro, no. You are missing the whole Austro-Hungarian influence, therefore you are limited. Very limited.
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Kanasada1277@reddit

What exactly do you suggest adding to this perfectly simple side dish?
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Cookiesend@reddit

There are 80 varieties or more of wild plants that are edible in Greece. Not mashrooms, greens. You have to gather them by yourself and they are not sold as dishes in restaurants as seasonal, rare etc. Very few wilds 3-5 may be found in local markets. Lots of Facebook groups, local names, dishes, but only for families not for shops.
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puzzledpanther@reddit

This. I live in a village and a little bit after the rains start in Autumn, you always find people walking in fields collecting wild greens. We have a lot of wild leeks, maratho (wild fennel), radikio and many others in the fields around our house.
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Independent-Party-47@reddit

Looks like algae
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Prod_Meteor@reddit

Humans are not cows.
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stuyvesant1@reddit

This is eaten in Ohrid Macedonia as well by older people.
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SAUR-ONE@reddit

You mean North Macedonia.
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stuyvesant1@reddit

No, I said Macedonia didnt I?
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minacarrol@reddit

grew up on this every spring total staple
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Environmental-Pea-97@reddit

Turk here, just had a large bowl.
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

I haven't seen in Turkey and I've been 5 times! Is it regional or maybe seasonal? How is it called?
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SecondPrior8947@reddit

Really?! Wow. It's all over but in more traditional restaurants. What it's called depends on the greens they use and there are many, many, many. It's extremely typical.
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Environmental-Pea-97@reddit

Dunno, no particular name. I have been having it all my life. I live in Izmir so it stands to reason that there should be some Greek heritage here.
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tivcx@reddit

I thought the name sounded Greek too. Can only find τζιβα - τζιβες which means cattail (hasırotu). I wonder if that's where the name comes from.
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Environmental-Pea-97@reddit

People living in Buca's villages call a certain herb "gerdeme" for example, which comes from Greek "kardamon" or something like that. Names of many herbs, food, fish are Greek. We rightfully accuse the Greek of claiming baklava as their own but we do the same with "kokorec" which already should sound like a Greek word to anyone with half a brain. Hey Greek mate, AFAIK EU prevents you from having kokorec but I'd wager you'd do no different than we would and have places that make it away from the EU's prying eyes, do you?
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Kitsooos@reddit

What a fail. "Kokorec" is actually NOT a Greek word. The etymology is disputed, but it's either Albanian or Slavic. The Byzantines had other names for it. Mostly "plekton" which means "woven", but also "kiliohorda", "hordokila", "gardoumion" etc. Sometime during the Ottoman rule, we switched from the Greek word to the Albanian/Slavic one.
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Environmental-Pea-97@reddit

Well, thanks for the heads-up.
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Vitis35@reddit

Go to İzmir and seaside restaurants. It is usually available as a meze or a salad
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Nice-Lingonberry5054@reddit

it is one of the things we cook and eat at home but restaurants don't usually sell it. maybe it is not consider as fancy or marketable
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NiceOil1588@reddit

We cook similar in Türkiye. Roasted spinach and mallow with vegetable oil, eggs, minced meat and garlic- yoğurt. There is also sea purslane salad which can be cooked similarly or with sour sauce. Usually sea purslane tastes better with sea food.
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alturistic-can18@reddit

My wife is second generation Greek. ( we still visit the Peloponnese every 2-3 years to visit her yiayia and pappou in the Xorio) we eat it regularly along with many other beautiful greek dishes. It’s very common is most greek homes throughout Australia. The greek Diaspora is very strong in Australia.
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ze4lex@reddit

This dish ages like a fine wine, I remember lil ol me tryijg to avoid this stuff but now give me a massive bowl and its gone, reduced to nutrients.
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Nappy199@reddit

My mom used to make this when I was kid. Spinach, lemon, olive out and salt
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vm0066@reddit

I love them so much Horta with fish, fried kalamari and a ton of lemon juice, one of my favourite summer foods
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chrstianelson@reddit

One of my favourites is what we call Arapsaçı in Turkey. It's fennel fronds sautéed in olive oil and drizzled with lemon juice. A common variety is with eggs. Another is boiled with pieces of beef or lamb called "Crete-style" or "marata". https://preview.redd.it/azlycuxklwng1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b9d69494e8fe521eef1402e74bc422b917bc46c0
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Cohenzilla@reddit

Horta is a vegetable garden in Portuguese
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

I've seen Horta in Porrugal and thought it was very weird, because it also had to do with plants. So, it's not a dish right?
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Dismal_Consequence_4@reddit

Horta is Portugal not a dish, but there's a similar dish to this one called "esparregado"
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Cohenzilla@reddit

No, horta is where you plant and harvest vegetables
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No-Championship-4632@reddit

Yeah, I love it. We don't have that in Bulgaria.
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Glatzial@reddit

We have Bureniya (Бурения), which is similar. The main difference is that Bureniya is sauteed in a pan instead of boiled. But I'm sure there are variations.
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No-Championship-4632@reddit

The closest thing I've seen in Bulgaria is the nettle salad, it is prepared in a similar way (the nettle is boiled), but it's chopped into small pieces normally and they tend to put yogurt and chopped walnuts on top of it. Has a very different taste too. And I think it's relatively rare, chances are you won't find it in a restaurant here except probably incidently in some village.
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Glatzial@reddit

In spring try some lower level kruchma. If you're from Sofia they made a good Bureniya in Dedo Maco, but I heard it changed ownership, so not sure if they still have it. Basic recipe: You get all types of greens - sorrel (киселец), nettle, docks (лапад), spinach, wild garlic, green onion. You chop it up, not to fine, has to have texture. Saute in a hot frying pan with some oil (sunflower, olive both work) until it's steamed and some parts get crispy. Serve with yogurt. Enjoy
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hihimorius@reddit

почистени и варени коренчета от спанак...но вече по магазините няма такъв с коренчета
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No-Championship-4632@reddit

Не мисля че се прави от спанак. То те слагат няколко различни "зеленилки", но преобладаващо съм виждал (и да, това може и да погнуси) вътре да слагат щир. Да, същият бурен дето е плевел в градините. Странно, навремето си мислех че е отровен, явно не е де, но със сигурност не съм вярвал че някой някъде може да реши да го яде. А всъщност се получава доста добре като е сварено като хората и с правилното количество зехтин. Но ако не е приготвено като хората, има един гаден леко горчив вкус.
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

Have you tried it in Greece?
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No-Championship-4632@reddit

Like every time I visit as long as I find it on the menu. I think the first time I tried it was in Kavala a long time ago. It looked kind of disappointing, but it was tasty AF. They told me it's a local thing at the time, but I find it almost every place in Greece I visit really. Sometimes it can be worse (the plants were not boiled long enough so they aren't that "soft" and/or it has a slight bitter taste), but when it's cooked well, it's really tasty. I don't normally eat grilled sardines or fried anchovies, but somehow I do that with horta as a salad. Guess I have somewhat weird taste :)
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SnooPoems4127@reddit

The best... I couldn't find it at least in Istanbul
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RiusGoneMad@reddit

My geandma does this. Im from northwest turkey
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Commercial_Active409@reddit

Is this ebegümeci?
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_Anonie_@reddit

That looks like a dish from my country called callaloo.
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Outside_Resist_8319@reddit

https://yemek.com/tarif/isirgan-otlu-yesil-salata/ https://www.seviminaskanasi.com/2012/03/paz-salatas.html?m=1 www.kevserinmutfagi.com/roka-salatasi.html https://www.kevserinmutfagi.com/kuzukulagi-salatasi.html These are all salads and there are tens more from different greens. From all there are soups and dishes as well.
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CockamouseGoesWee@reddit

I am Greek so yes
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francescoTOTTI_@reddit

Everyone on earth eats a form of this dude
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Ok_Fun980@reddit

In west turkey we love it
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Muted_Resolve_6251@reddit

This is a common and varied meze, especially in Türkiye (Eastern Black Sea region). We make it from a wild herb we call "Pazı". For example we mix it with yogurt and call it "Borani". Or we make a salad with boiled potatoes. But these are more like mezes than main courses.
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Jovan_Konstantinovic@reddit

How does it taste and how do you eat it? like a salad next to the main dish?
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J0hnnyBlazer@reddit

fukkin delicous, just boiled spinach or mangold or mix, eat it to whatever
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

You have this dish in Bosnia as well?
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J0hnnyBlazer@reddit

no clue i havvt vidited bosnia 20 years, they would prolly fuck it up with mixing in eggs, flour and milk and make stew
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Lipe_cvatu@reddit

True! Most Bosnian dishes end up as cooked broths. Popular options being collard greens (Rastika being the most common option) + minced or chopped meat (chicken/beef/lamb leaning due to muslim herrietage) + onions. Optionally rice too. Flour tends to be added for more viscossity depending on personal preference
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Kalesacove@reddit

Tasty, bitter, lemony
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bbx_mkd@reddit

Blitva.
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Jovan_Konstantinovic@reddit

ah onda znam šta je to 😄
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

Greek cuisine doesn't really have a "main dish" mentality. We just order many dishes and share them. That's probably the most common dish, along with Greek salad and fried potatoes. It tastes very healthy but in a good way. It's soft but with a bite, silky almost, has a fresh aroma and the lemon gives a good punch.  
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Yavannia@reddit

> Greek cuisine doesn't really have a "main dish" mentality. So if you order a steak, a moussaka, a plate gyros they aren't main dishes? We have multiple side dishes, but we absolutely have main dishes.
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

We have main dishes but they are optional. It's more common to order a bunch dishes and share.
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Zealousideal_Cry_460@reddit

We have a similar dish but with "ısırgan" (idk what its called in english but its that plant that stings you when you touch it) İts a lot like spinach but its more runny and has a cheesy aroma when cooked properly
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Peter_Triantafulou@reddit

It's not almost mandatory in every dine out. They're hard to find.
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STOPBADRANDOMS@reddit

Horta translates to grass btw
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Istar10n@reddit

I can't think of an equivalent in Romania. I've had this in Greece, it was better than expected.
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puopj@reddit

Maybe white cabbage salad as a side for most foods right? With vinegar
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GrgaPrticRomanul@reddit

Ei, spanac!
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Istar10n@reddit

Urzicile se fac piure și ce rețete găsesc zic să pui și faină/mălai/ceapă călită etc. Și la spanac la fel. Nu mi se pare același lucru, e ceva mai consistent.
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Askan_27@reddit

Bread! on every table, at every meal
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Gazdanadam@reddit

Of course. It's literally the most basic thing in the world.
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

Been to Turkey 5 times, never seen this dish.
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Gazdanadam@reddit

Search for "ot salatası" and "haşlanmış ot"
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hasko09@reddit

Yeah, we have something very similar in the aegean part of Turkey. We also cook and eat a lot of wild greens. For example, we have dishes like turp otu haşlaması (wild radish greens) and şevketi bostan (blessed thistle). We also crack an egg on things like arapsaçı (wild fennel), spinach, and other seasonal greens and cook them in that way. Usually we just boil them and serve them with olive oil and lemon, so it’s pretty much the same idea as horta. It’s a very common thing in the aegean region.
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Ujemegaz@reddit

Yes. We cook it home.
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tempestwolf1@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/z121yw7o2wng1.jpeg?width=650&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1c8468dde7313e765cff9c2305c461562948eec4
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EnvironmentalGround0@reddit

But what is the exact name of the plant in this photo?
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LojtarnePension@reddit

I (Albanian) love these and miss them in Netherlands! Everytime my parents come to visit I ask to bring them 🤣! Exceptionally they go well with fish or as appetizers. In my family we call them “wild cabbage” The closest dish I eat was in Vietnam called Morning Glory.
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No-Impression5803@reddit

is this what we call zelje?
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Personal-Adagio-8629@reddit

Sure looks like it
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casual_philosopher02@reddit

Ήσουνα ξυπόλητη και μάζευες ραδικιααα τώρα που σε πήρα εγώ γυρεύεις σκουλαρίκια 🎶🎶🎶 Love horta, with a ton of lemon and feta
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JoTenshi@reddit

Yes and no… I think…
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NutellaLoverForeva@reddit

haven't tried but will def make it tomorrow! I
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Nathmikt@reddit

I'd eat some greens with lemon.
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Icy_Huckleberry8893@reddit

Yeah we eat that here in albanian too is so good we call that radhiqe
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Yavannia@reddit

Greek salad "horiatiki" is mandatory not horta.
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ClothesZestyclose814@reddit (OP)

Greek salad is only good during the summer. Horta are seasonal, it's perfect throughout the year.
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SOHONEYSAME@reddit

🤮🤮
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AJ_Stangerson@reddit

I've not seen it in any Cypriot restaurants, but do make it myself. Even with the crappy greens we get in the UK it can be amazing, and so easy to prepare. It's very underrated.
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