September 24, 2009
A while back, Andrew of the foodie blog Very Good Taste, posted an article called the Omnivore's Hundred . The "Omnivore's 100" is a list of Andrew's interpretation ...
Other Names: Rugula, Rocket, 芝麻 (Chinese), جرجير (Arabic), Rúcula (Portuguese), Roquette (French), Rúcula (Spanish) All Translations
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''Eruca sativa'' (syn. ''E. vesicaria'' subsp. ''sativa'' (Miller) Thell., ''Brassica eruca'' L.), also known as rocket or arugula, is an edible annual plant. It is a species of ''Eruca'' native to the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal east to Lebanon and Turkey.Med-Checklist: Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). ''Flora of Britain and Northern Europe''. ISBN 0-340-40170-2 It is closely related to ''Eruca vesicaria'' and included by some botanists in that either as a subspecies ''E. vesicaria'' subsp. ''sativa''Flora of NW Europe: or not distinguished at all;Flora Europaea: it can be distinguished from ''E. vesicaria'' by its early deciduous sepals. It is an annual plant growing to 20–100 cm tall. The leaves are deeply pinnately lobed with four to ten small lateral lobes and a large terminal lobe. The flowers are 2–4 cm diameter, arranged in a corymb, with the typical Brassicaceae flower structure; the petals are creamy white with purple veins, and the stamens yellow; the sepals are shed soon after the flower opens. The fruit is a siliqua (pod) 12–35 mm long with an apical beak, and containing several seeds (which are edible). The species has a chromosome number of 2''n'' = 22.Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5. Vernacular names include Garden Rocket, Rocket (British English/Australian & New Zealand English), Eruca, Rocketsalad,USDA Plants Profile: Arugula (American English), Rucola (Italian)Collins Sansoni Italian Dictionary (3rd Ed, 1988), Rukola (Macedonian, Serbian, Slovenian, Polish), Rugola (Italian), Rauke (German), Roquette (French), Rokka (Greek), Roka (Turkish), Ruca (Catalan), Beharki (Basque), Voinicică (Romanian) Rúcula, Oruga and Arúgula (Spanish), Rúcula (Portuguese), Ruchetta (Italian), Rughetta (Italian) and Borsmustár (Hungarian). The term ''arugula'' (variations of Italian dialects) is used by the Italian diaspora in Australia and North America and from there picked up as a loan word to a varying degree in American and Australian English, particularly in culinary usage. The names ultimately all derive from the Latin word ''eruca'', a name for an unspecified plant in the family Brassicaceae, probably a type of cabbage.''Oxford English Dictionary''
[edit] About Arugula
A type of salad green related to mustard greens and watercress. Arugula has a distinctively pungent flavor and tends to be very sandy, requiring careful washing prior to use. Though tender and perishable, Arugula has become widely available and increasingly popular in the salad aisle. The dark green, lobed leaves have a sharp, "peppery" taste, and form an open head. If growing in a garden, start the seeds outside in early spring, spacing the plants 4 to 6 inches apart. Sow every 3 weeks for a continuous harvest all summer long. For best taste, harvest the leaves when they are 2–3 inches long. This lettuce was a special request from Alice Waters to have grown in the White House garden.
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Recipes With Arugula
Arugula and Mesclun Salad
Arugula, Salad
Arugula, Salad
Grilled Herb Pizza
Arugula, Basil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Grated Parmesan Cheese, Hot Sauce
Arugula, Basil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Grated Parmesan Cheese, Hot Sauce
Grilled Portabello Salad With Shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano
Arugula, Lemon Juice, Olive, Parmigiano Reggiano
Arugula, Lemon Juice, Olive, Parmigiano Reggiano
Arugula Pesto Potato Salad
Arugula, Garlic Clove, Olive Oil, Pine Nuts, Potatoes
Arugula, Garlic Clove, Olive Oil, Pine Nuts, Potatoes
Lemon Grass, Substitute
Arugula, Lemons
Arugula, Lemons
