Having many functions, it is found in some southern US states, but mostly it is native to primarily Asian countries. At markets it is called something that it actually isn't, and its universal name suggests sadness. What is it, what are two of its culinary functions, and how does it relate to an invention by a certain 'Desert Father'?

skysmom65

Mango http://encycl.opentopia.com/term/Mango Oct 07 06, 9:58 PM

peasypod

No, sorry, but could you tell me how the word 'mango' suggests sadness, and/or is connected to a Christian entity? Oct 07 06, 10:03 PM

What-A-Mess

Kudzu? Kudzu soup and salad. The non-woody parts of the plant are edible. The young leaves can be used for salad or cooked as a leaf vegetable; the flowers battered and fried (like squash flowers); and the starchy tuberous roots can be prepared as any root vegetable. Oct 07 06, 11:35 PM

peasypod

No, sorry. Does anyone ever read my questions or do they fall asleep half way through? Oct 07 06, 11:51 PM

What-A-Mess

Smug! Oct 07 06, 11:59 PM

lanfranco

I read them. And I'm feeling a bit smug myself, WAM, because I'm going to suggest that this is "Job's Tear's," sold as "Chinese pearl barley" (though it's not barley) in Asian markets and cultivated in the southern U.S. It can be used to make rosaries, supposedly invented by St. Pachomius (as prayer ropes): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job's_tears Oct 08 06, 5:40 PM

peasypod

Ahhhhh, finally. Well done, m'dear, I thought the sadness would be a giveaway, as what else could it possibly be?! Since it was on the third line I guess most lost their concentration by then... Oct 08 06, 6:27 PM

What-A-Mess

Good call Frankie! Oct 09 06, 1:46 AM

davejacobs

I only read the sadness bit, and thought of Rue. Which just shows how badly out you can be. Oct 09 06, 10:03 AM

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