Sumac
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Sumac or sumach —not to be confused with poison sumac—is any of the roughly 35 species of flowering plants in the genus Rhus of the cashew and mango tree family, Anacardiaceae. However, it is Rhus cor
Sumac Fruit
Drupes of a staghorn sumac in Coudersport, Pennsylvania
A young branch of staghorn sumac
Winged sumac leaves and flowers
Za'atar
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Za'atar is a versatile herb blend and family of wild herbs native to the Levant, central to Middle Eastern cuisine and culture. The term refers both to aromatic plants of the Origanum and Thymbra gene
Sumac
…Israeli, Lebanese, Turkish and Kurdish cuisines, it is added to salads and lahmajoun. Sumac from R. coriaria is used in the Levantine spice mixture za'atar. In medieval Europe, primarily from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, sumac appeared in cookbooks frequently used by the affluent. One dish in…
Closeup image of za'atar, a blend of origanum syriacum
Origanum syriacum, in springtime
Red za'atar, containing sumac berries
Za'atar manakish