Where does the Sumac used for cooking come from and what is it?!
Where does the Sumac used for cooking come from and what is it?
I have a spice blend from Babylon and one the 5 ingredients is Sumac.
Answers:
I am a former Chef from Canada and have used it many times, it can be found in almost every Arabic based cuisine, it is mainly used like salt and pepper at the time a meal is serve, you can add it to rice, pilafs, shish-kababs, salads and in soups.
I used to make an Armenian dish with it used in a side of marinated onions with sumac, salt, sugar, vinegar, garlic and parsley, they use it in dishes like Gyros type of meat sandwiches or shawarma style plates or sandwiches.
I thas a sour, musty flavour, is good for you, very high in iron and potassium. Cleans your blood, and is good for gout.
Sumac is a purple powder derived from the dried berries, and sometimes the leaves, of a nonpoisonous Turkish species of the sumac shrub. This ground spice is sour in taste with overtones of lemon and pepper.
it comes from arab cities...
it is made of jamaica dry leaves...
i know cause im lebanese