Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Bockshornklee

English translation:

fenugreek

Added to glossary by Alison Schwitzgebel
Oct 23, 2003 12:25
20 yrs ago
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German term

Bockshornklee

German to English Other Cooking / Culinary cooking
a herb;
Proposed translations (English)
5 +4 fenugreek
4 blue fenugreek

Proposed translations

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fenugreek

let me get you a source.

HTH

Alison

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Note added at 2 mins (2003-10-23 12:28:04 GMT)
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\"The German name Bockshornklee and Swedish Bockhornsklöver buck\'s horn\'s trefoil both refer to the shape of the fruit (legume); fenugreek is closely related to trefoil. \"
http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/generic_frame.ht...

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Note added at 51 mins (2003-10-23 13:17:10 GMT)
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On Cilian\'s answer below: blue fenugreek is just one member of the trignonella family. The fenugreek commonly used in cooking is trigonella foenum-gracum.
Peer comment(s):

agree cologne : great for curries..
6 mins
also an excellent lactational stimulant - if you happen to be a nursing mum!!!!
agree Edhild : sometimes called bitter greens also
6 mins
agree Gillian Scheibelein : I have a recipe from Ainsley Harriot containing this stuff and had to look for the German equivalent
11 mins
agree Nancy Arrowsmith : yup, the powder is the best for drawing impurities out from the skin, for ex. infected splinters
1 hr
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "How does one know such herbs? Thank you very much!"
8 mins

blue fenugreek

Blue Fenugreek (Trigonella caerulea)
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