Orache (Atriplex hortensis), also known as garden orache, red orache, mountain spinach, French spinach, or arrach, is a leafy green plant in the amaranth family that is used as a leaf vegetable. It was popular in the Middle Ages, but has largely been replaced by spinach.
Orache
Leafy vegetable, popular in the Middle Ages, now rare
Characteristic of:
Medieval cuisine
Also known as:
French:
Arrochearroche des jardinsarroche cultivéearronsebelle-damebonne-damechou d'amourépinard géantfaux épinardérodefolette
Wikidata ID:
Q158505
Wikipedia title:
Atriplex hortensis
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