[Sca-cooks] Borage
S CLEMENGER
sclemenger at msn.com
Sun Jan 19 13:11:48 PST 2014
I grow it in my garden in the summer (and it re-seeds like woah, to boot). It doesn’t taste anything at all like arugula, silly Thesaurus!
You might be able to find the seeds in the herb/flower section of garden pr0n catalogues (or corresponding places in stores). That’s where I got mine.
--Maire
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From: Robin Carroll-Mann
Sent: January 19, 2014 12:36 PM
To: Cooks within the SCA
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Borage
I've been looking through a few Spanish salad recipes, and a number of them
call for borage leaves and sometimes the flowers as well. From what I read
online, borage is used sometimes in Europe. It is supposed to have a
cucumber-like flavor. The only reference I found to it in the U.S. was some
specialty produce-grower in California who grows it for some gourmet
restaurant.
Can anyone who's eaten it comment on the flavor and texture of borage? Can
anyone suggest a reasonable substitute? The Food Thesaurus suggests
spinach or arugula.
Also, I was pleased to see that a new supermarket in my area carries little
packages of edible flowers, right next to the packages of fresh herbs.
It's a mixture of unidentified species, and is too expensive, but I think
it's cool to have that option.
Brighid ni Chiarain
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