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the leaf that tastes like lemon but never met a citrus tree
means A leafy green herb with a sharp, tangy, lemony flavor used in soups, sauces, and salads — also, separately, the reddish-brown color of certain horses.
from From Old French 'surele,' a diminutive of 'sur' meaning 'sour' — itself from a Germanic root (compare the same family that gives us English 'sour'). The plant earned its name honestly: its tartness comes from oxalic acid, the same compound that puckers your mouth in rhubarb. The horse-color 'sorrel' is a different traveler that took the same road — from Old French 'sorel,' related to 'saur' meaning 'yellowish-brown,' the way smoked fish goes 'sere.' Two sorrels, one spelling, no relation.
- sour secret
- Tartness comes from oxalic acid, same as rhubarb
- horse color
- Also names a reddish-brown coat on horses
- old medicine
- Romans chewed it to cool fevers and thirst
- caribbean drink
- Sorrel punch there is actually hibiscus, not this plant
- wild spread
- Thrives as a weed across meadows worldwide
sorrel soup — russian/eastern european traditional soup made with sorrel leaves, served hot or cold, particularly popular in ukraine and poland
sorrel horse — horse coat color ranging from light to dark reddish-brown, common in breeds like thoroughbreds and quarter horses
jamaican sorrel drink — caribbean beverage made from hibiscus flowers called sorrel, traditionally consumed during christmas season in jamaica and trinidad