Oak Manna - Specimen details

Oak Manna - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 41747

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Plant Name 159.03 FAGACEAE Quercus spp Entry Book Number 5.1947
Artefact Name Oak Manna Vernacular Name
Iso Country Iraq TDWG Region Iraq
Parts Held Oak Manna Geography Description Iraq
Uses Oak MannaUse: FOOD User: Man TDWG use FOOD
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Notes: Label source: Collected in Iraq, Kurdish side, from various oaks, and used in Baghdad to make confectionery Quercus manna - colour grey green, with fragments of green leaves and a few brown paticles. From Iraq, crude manna from which a confection is made, by purification and emulsification with egg albumen. The resulting solid mass is often mixed with roasted almonds or walnuts and made into round flat cakes. Eaten on feast days. Sold in Baghdad 5.1947

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