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> Something I've seen on sale in Istanbul a couple of times:
> bundles of green stems about a foot long with slightly hairy
> skin. You peel the skin off and chew them. They taste like
> rather woody raw rhubarb. According to one person I spoke

I got this answer from a journalist/author friend in Istanbul:

"Aradýðýn meyvenin ismi ýþkýn veya diðer adýyla kenger. Þöyle de söyleniyor,
kenger ýþkýný. Daðlarda yetiþiyor. Ýstanbulda çok nadir bazý yerlerde
bulunuyormuþ."

"The name of the fruit you're looking for is 'ýþkýn', otherwise known as
'kenger'. It's also called 'kenger ýþkýný'. It grows in the mountains. It's
found only rarely in a few places in Istanbul."

'Iþkýn' means 'tendril'; 'kenger' is 'cardoon' (Cynara cardunculus). So
'kenger ýþkýný' means 'cardoon tendrils'.

Kenger is very common here in Bodrum when it's in season and is eaten boiled
and served cold in olive oil.

--
Bob
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