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Why is it called polk salad? ›

The dish is so-named because it is made with pokeweed, a pervasive green that can be toxic when ingested improperly. The recipe is also known as poke sallet (a French-derived word similar to salade) and polk salad (inspired by the country song “Polk Salad Annie”).

Abacha is made from dried and shredded cassava which makes it an indispensable staple important for the livelihood of a substantial percentage of farmers, processors, and other key players within the cassava value chain.

Funchoza (Russian: фунчоза; Korean: 푼초자) or salat funchoza (салат фунчоза; 살라트 푼초자; lit. cellophane noodle salad) is a dish in Koryo-saram cuisine. It is variant of the Korean dish japchae, created by Koryo-saram: a group of the Korean diaspora of the former Soviet Union.

Russian salad was originally called Oliver salad based on the Moscow-based Belgian chef who invented it. During the 20th century, the dish spread throughout Europe and adopted the name Russian salad.

In the Pennsylvania Dutch regions, the berries were used to make ink and to color wines (23). The plant is believed to have mild laxative qualities. Although rarely prescribed in the United Kingdom, it is considered to be mildly narcotic, emetic, and purgative and has been prescribed to treat rheumatism (21).

Pokeweed is a poisonous plant that is said to have health benefits, but there is little research supporting the purported health benefits. Contact with pokeweed leaves, roots, or berries can cause skin rash. Swallowing any part of the fresh pokeweed plant can cause severe toxicity and even death.

It is sometimes said that Watergate salad was invented by a sous chef at the Watergate Hotel, and it was then served at brunch on most weekends. Watergate salad took off in popularity during and after the presidential scandal which shares the same name.

Ambrosia usually contains more types of fruit than Watergate salad, including grapes, oranges, strawberries, and sometimes even cherries and bananas. Ambrosia also often contains coconut. Our ambrosia recipe has, pudding, whipped topping, grapes, marshmallows, mandarin oranges, pineapple bits, and strawberries.

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But in the north, it's known as "ruchetta." This word, along with the crop itself, worked its way over the Alps, becoming "roquette" in French. The English embraced the plant, too, translating the French “roquette” to “rocket.” Rocket also has a wild, perennial relative, appropriately named Wild Rocket.

It was adopted by Jewish immigrants to the Levant in the late 19th century, who found the locally grown Kirby cucumbers and tomatoes in popular local salad. It was popularized in the kibbutzim, where the Jewish farmers had local fresh produce at hand. The name Israeli Salad is used mainly outside of Israel.

What is Budapest salad? ›

Budapest salad is an ideal product for the lovers of special flavors, predominantly used as a key ingredient in sandwiches. Pasteurized vegetables (carrot, cucumber, celery), enriched with our unique traditional mayonnaise, mixed with ham create a sweet and sour taste that satisfies even the most demanding customers.

Poke's come a long way from its origins in pre-contact times, when ancient Hawaiians feasted on freshly caught fish massaged with sea salt, seaweed and crushed inamona or kukui nuts.

Even though that's what a lot of people call the most common pokeweed dish, its true name is poke sallet or poke salat. That's because poke has been eaten for so long by our European ancestors here in North America. The word sallet comes from an older form of English, and refers to something like a cooked salad.

It is sometimes said that Watergate salad was invented by a sous chef at the Watergate Hotel, and it was then served at brunch on most weekends. Watergate salad took off in popularity during and after the presidential scandal which shares the same name.

Native to the East Coast, pokeweed is one of the few urban weedy plants that was not brought here from Europe or Asia. The name “poke” most likely comes from the Algonquian word pokan, meaning bloody. The dark magenta juice from the berries has proven to be an effective writing ink as well as fabric dye.