SC - Torta Bourbonnaisse and Bleta - non-member submission

[Par Leijonhufvud]

On Mon, 19 Jun 2000, Michael F. Gunter wrote:

> I redacted a version of the Torta Bourbonnaisse from Platina last night
> -- yummy.  One question, though, the recipe calls for Bleta.  After a
> bit of web searching, I believe this is what's known as Strawberry Blite
> 
> (Blitum), which is a European dunghill herb.  Needless to say, it's not
> available commercially in the US.  Since Platina describes it as the
> lightest variet of green garden vegetable,I substituted romaine Lettuce.
> 
>  However, I'm not sure that that's a reasonable substitute (gives a
> similar flavor).  Any suggestions?

Latin name of the plant? 

/UlfR

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