Echinophora sibthorpiana
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Tarhana herb or Turkish pickling herb, Echinophora sibthorpiana or Echinophora tenuifolia L. subsp. sibthorpiana (Guss.) Tutin (Turkish çörtük), is an herb sometimes used as a flavoring in tarhana and in pickles. It may also improve the fermentation of tarhana.[1]
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Echinophora sibthorpiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Echinophora |
Species: | E. sibthorpiana |
Binomial name | |
Echinophora sibthorpiana Guss. | |
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The primary constituents of its essential oil are δ-3-carene, methyleugenol, and α-phellandrene.[2]
Some authors indicate that Hippomarathrum cristatum is the "tarhana herb".[3]