ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHUFA
From Old Spanish: a morsel, joke, from chufar to joke, from chuflar to deride, ultimately from Latin sībilāre to whistle.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHUFA»
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Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants
DESCRIPTION - Except for several smaller leaves at the top of the stalk
supporting the flower clusters, all the light green, grasslike leaves of the chufa,
which are about the same length as the central flower stalk, grow from the roots.
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Perennial Vegetables: From Artichokes to Zuiki Taro, A ...
Cyperus esculentus var. sativa • Chufa Synonyms Tiger nut • Earth almond •
Yellow nutsedge • Aspects Clumping herb • Edible tubers • Full sun • Moist to wet
soil • Yellow nutsedge, the ancestor of chufa, is one of the world's worst weeds.
3
Man-Made Closed Ecological Systems
A more promising crop is chufa, Cyperus esculentus L., from the sedge family (
Shilenko et al., 1979). Chufa multiplies by vegetative propagation, forming
numerous edible tubers on its root system that are 15-20 mm long and 5-10 mm
wide ...
J.I. Gitelson, G.M. Lisovsky, 2003
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Mediterranean Vegetables: A Cook's ABC of Vegetables and ...
Chufa is most popular in two places in the Mediterranean, Spain and Egypt (
especially around Damietta). In Spain, especially in the region of Valencia, chufa
is used to make a drink called borcbata. The tubers are soaked for about 3 days
in ...
5
Handbook of Edible Weeds: Herbal Reference Library
CYPERUS. SPP. (CYPERACEAE). —. Chufa,. Nutgrass,. Nutsedge.
DESCRIPTION: Greenish-yellow, weedy perennials, 1-3 feet tall when in flower,
with triangular stems arising from horizontal rootstocks to which small tubers are
often ...
6
North American Cornucopia: Top 100 Indigenous Food Plants
Family: Cyperaceae (sedge family) NAMeS Scientific name: Cyperus esculentus
L. • “Chufa” is a Spanish dialect name for the plant. It is said to be based on the
Spanish chufar, to make fun of, tracing to the Latin sufilre, to hiss or whistle at.
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Foreign Investment in China: The Administrative Legal System
power.47 A new Administrative Punishment Law which introduces general
procedures under which chufa can be imposed was promulgated in 1996 and is
examined in detail below. In addition, there are many specialist laws, such as the
PRC ...
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Ultimate Organic Vegetable Gardening: Secrets of Success ...
Chufa. There is an Earth Almond, known as Chufa. It is from Southern Europe,
enjoyed by many in Spain. The roots or Chufa are nutty and sweet in flavor. Their
roots look like almonds, and that is the reason why people refer to them as Earth
...
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The California Culturist: A Journal of Agriculture, ...
THE CHUFA OB E A KT H-A L M O N D . 89 ground. Keep it free from weeds
while growing, and dig it as you want it, from midsummer until fall. In the fall you
can take it up, let it lay a few days to dry, and then store it like potatoes, or you
can ...
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Environmental Impact Research Program.
Chufa (Cyperus ...
A report on chufa (Cyperus esculentus) is provided as Section 7.4.1 of the US Army Corps of Engineers Wildlife Resources Management Manual.
Wilma A. Mitchell, Chester O. Martin, ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB., 1986
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHUFA»
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LUWOSO Summer Blog: Spain in a Month
For the rest of our trip, our group of 30 Longwood students and I traveled to see various cathedrals, chufa fields, history museums, and even the ... «Longwood Athletics, Jun 15»
Today's trendy foods like Za'atar, tchufas and bureka are so baffling
After fruitlessly searching for 'tchufas', I found that the 'chufa' or earth almond is an edible tuber or plant structure with a nutty flavour. Dastardly ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
Incredible Messages Celebrities Sent Their Fathers On Fathers' Day …
Wan Athin natochit chufa galathom chala sidhebis. Thank you baba. Akmale sijalada. Sauti Sol's Bien Aime Baraza. Talking of Sauti Sol again, ... «Ghafla!Kenya, Jun 15»
Step Right Up To This East Village Window For Spanish Hot Dogs …
Also on offer, the restaurant's version of a Horchata slushie made in the "authentic Spanish style" using chufa, or what are commonly known as ... «Gothamist, Jun 15»
How to avoid bees, other insects
They call it chufa because you can't get $4.60 a pound for nutsedge. The point being, we need them both. Being careful and stingy with ... «Bryan County News, May 15»
Mike Marsh - 93-year-old bags first turkey thanks to grandson
Owens picked up his grandfather and drove him to his hunting area near Rocky Point, where he had planted a chufa field last July. He set up a ... «StarNewsOnline.com, May 15»
Calidad certificada: Horchata ecológica de Amandín con el sello de …
La horchata ecológica de chufa Amandín fue la primera horchata ecológica envasada en brik del mercado. Una bebida para todo el año que ... «ECOticias.com, May 15»
Plant Power Your Cinco de Mayo Celebrations with Dairy- and Soy …
... known for its great taste and creamy mouthfeel, combined with a rice milk and tigernut (chufa) milk blend for authenticity, flavor and texture. «PR Web, Apr 15»
Tiger Nuts: A Wonder For Cancer Prevention, Stroke, Immune Boost
In Spain, tiger nut tubers are consumed mainly as a drink locally called “horchata de chufaâ (chufa milk). For many years, tiger nuts have ... «Leadership Newspapers, Apr 15»
EXTENSION CONNECTION: Tips for planting chufas
Chufa is an African variety of nutsedge. Some nutsedge varieties can be a weed, but chufas do not grow aggressively enough to become a ... «Crestview News Bulletin, Mar 15»
