- Echinophora sibthorpiana
Taxobox
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Apiales
familia =Apiaceae
genus = "Echinophora "
species = "E. sibthorpiana"
binomial = "Echinophora sibthorpiana"Tarhana herb or Turkish pickling herb, "Echinophora sibthorpiana" or "Echinophora tenuifolia" L. subsp. "sibthorpiana" (Guss.) Tutin (Turkish "çörtük"), is a
herb sometimes used as a flavoring intarhana and in pickles. It may also improve the fermentation of tarhana. (Deghirmencioghlu 2005)The primary
essential oil s it contains are δ-3-carene,methyleugenol , and α-phellandrene. (Özcan 2003)Some authors indicate that "
Hippomarathrum cristatum " is the "tarhana herb". [Charles Perry, "Trakhanas Revisited", "Petits Propos Culinaires" 55:34 (1997?)]References
* Nurcan Deghirmencioghlu "et al.", "Influence of Tarhana Herb on Tarhana Fermentation", "Food Technology and Biotechnology" 43:2:175–179 (2005)
* M. Özcan, A. Akgül, "Essential oil composition of Turkish pickling herb (Echinophora tenuifolia L. subsp. sibthorpiana (Guss.) Tutin)", "Acta Botanica Hungarica" 45:1-2:163-167 (May 2003) DOI|10.1556/ABot.45.2003.1-2.14
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