 Tony Moody
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Asian and Exotic Fruit MELOUKHIA Corchorus oliotorus Arabic: Meloukhiya sheitaani A tall leafy herb, whose leaves are used as a potherb, spinach or as a salad. The leaves are lanceolate and serrate and are used fresh and dried. In Egypt and the Middle East mostly used in soups, in India as a spinach substitute and in the Caribbean as a salad.Sometimes used as a source of jute, but c.capsularis is the more important source of fibre. Growing conditions: Warm temperate to sub-tropical, in Australia is grown in small quantities for ethnic niche markets, in the Sydney basin and northwards into Queensland. Available early to mid-summer. Marketing: Meloukhia is sold in the wholesale markets in bunches of 12-20 stems. The plant is tall, so the bunches are up to a metre in height. |
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