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Sambuca (Italian: [samˈbuːka]) is an Italian anise-flavoured liqueur. Its most common variety is often referred to as "white sambuca" to differentiate it from other varieties that are deep blue ("black sambuca") or bright red ("red sambuca"). [ 1 ]
The uncooked berries and other parts of plants from this genus are poisonous. [16] [10] Leaves, twigs, branches, seeds, roots, flowers, and berries of Sambucus plants produce cyanogenic glycosides, which have toxic properties. [16]
The plant is widely grown as an ornamental shrub or small tree. Both the flowers and the berries have a long tradition of culinary use, primarily for cordial and wine. [ 4 ] Although the plant is commonly used in dietary supplements and traditional medicine , there is no scientific evidence that it provides any significant health benefit.
The sheer number and variety of foods is astounding, with plant-based versions of every imaginable condiment, dressing and crisp represented and a total of more than 450 recipes.
The origins of the name Sambuca are uncertain. The main assumptions: from the Greek stringed instrument Sambuca; or from Sambucus, commonly referred to as elderberry plants, widespread since antiquity in the valley of Lake Arancio. [citation needed] Leonardo Sciascia breaks down the name Sambuca in As-Sambuqah and interprets it as a "remote ...
In the Mediterranean Basin, anise-based or liquorice-based spirits include: Spain: Anís del Mono ("the monkey's anisette") has been produced since 1870. [4] The label, with a monkey holding a scroll and a bottle, was designed by Ramon Casas i Carbó. [5] It is the anisette of choice in Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano. [6]
Inedible parts of the plant, such as the leaves, stems, roots, seeds and unripe fruits, can be toxic [7] [8] due to the presence of cyanogenic glycosides and alkaloids. [9] Traditional methods of consuming elderberry includes jams, jellies, and syrups, all of which cook down the fruit and strain out the seeds.
A plant-based diet is a diet consisting mostly or entirely of plant-based foods. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It encompasses a wide range of dietary patterns that contain low amounts of animal products and high amounts of fiber-rich [ 3 ] plant products such as vegetables , fruits , whole grains , legumes , nuts , seeds , herbs, and spices .