Gundelia (tumble thistle)

Gundelia tournefortii

vegetable

Young shoots and buds of a thistle, stripped of their spines, fried in oil or cooked with yogurt.

Origin

Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Turkey

Season (United States)

March to April

Preparation

Spines removed with gloves before cooking.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Dried, the plant rolls in the wind like a tumbleweed, sowing its seeds along the way.