Russian olive

Elaeagnus angustifolia

fruit

Small dried fruits, mealy and sweet, one of the seven items of the haft-sin at Persian New Year.

Origin

Central Asia, Iran and Turkey

Season (United States)

August to October

Preparation

The dried fruits are eaten as they are: the mealy flesh and thin skin are eaten and the long stone spat out.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

In the haft-sin, senjed stands for love.