2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Rucola - this culture has been considered a delicacy and elite since ancient times; it was also eaten by the Roman emperors and kings of France. Italian and French cuisine uses arugula especially extensively. This culture is not only tasty, but also very healthy.
If we turn to biology, then arugula is a cabbage, but it is used as a spice or salad greens. Arugula is both cultivated and wild. Wild arugula has a very bright taste and its leaves are quite small. Seeds, flowers and leaves will be edible in such a variety. A delicious oil is made from the seeds, and flowers and leaves are added to various dishes.
Back in the days of the Roman Empire, rucola was used as a seasoning, which is the reason why rucola is still used this way in many Mediterranean countries. Although, of course, it is also used as salad greens. Arugula can be found in pizza, a variety of risottos, salads and pasta, and arugula is also found in the famous pesto sauce. Arugula is served as a greenery with meat dishes, and sometimes it is simply used as a decoration for dishes.
Beneficial features
In addition to its interesting and bright taste, rucola is also interesting for its useful properties. Since ancient times, rucola has been used as a medicine. With the help of arugula, freckles, corns, bruises and polyps were removed. It was used to treat various ulcers, and the juice from its seeds helped with skin diseases and wounds. Roman emperors believed that rucola was also one of the most powerful aphrodisiacs.
Rucola helps to improve digestion, because it has diuretic properties. In lactating women, milk production is stimulated by consuming this culture. With the help of arugula, you can also fight against spring vitamin deficiency. Arugula contains a large amount of mustard oils, as well as various acids: linoleic, oleic and erucic. Dishes with rucola help to eliminate cholesterol, increase hemoglobin levels and increase the tone of the gastrointestinal tract. Some experts also consider this culture to be healing from cancer. Aruga is also used in many diets. Among other things, arugula contains carotene, iodine and vitamin C.
Cultivation and application
Arugula can be grown independently, because this culture is quite unpretentious. You can even say that arugula will grow almost on its own, literally like a weed. For better cultivation, slightly acidic soils, sandy soils and the absence of excessive heat are recommended. Even at a temperature of sixteen degrees Celsius, this culture can grow and develop well. Drought is also contraindicated in rucola: otherwise the leaves can become very bitter.
So, delicious salads are prepared from fresh arugula, you can add it to pasta, risotto and omelettes. Decorating ready meals with rucola will also create very beautiful and aesthetically pleasing culinary creations. Salads with meat, cheese, nuts and vegetables with the addition of rucola will acquire not only an amazing taste, but also an attractive appearance, and most importantly, they will bring benefits to your body.
There is also a salad mix called mexlene, which was originally used in Nice. This mixture includes not only arugula, but also chicory, dandelion leaves, purslane, sorrel, spinach, lettuce and some other elements. Such a mixture can consist of five elements, and maybe even more ingredients. This mixture is complemented with olive oil and lemon juice, as well as garlic and black pepper. Traditionally, this mixture is served with meat dishes or grilled vegetables.
For meat, arugula can also be served fresh. Arugula can also be combined with cheeses, especially hard varieties. Arugula is also added to marinades when harvesting vegetables and mushrooms. Actually, with arugula, you can safely dare to practically any experiments, because the result in any case will be amazing.
