Glasswort

Japanese: glasswort
Glasswort

…In Europe, it is used as a vegetable like spinach, and also as an ingredient in pickles. In the past, the alkaline ash of burnt ginger was used to make glass, so it is also called glasswort. [Tetsuichi Yahara] …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "glasswort" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヨーロッパではホウレンソウのように野菜として,またピクルスの材料にも使う。また古くは焼いたアルカリ性の灰をガラス製造に用いたので,glasswortの英名もある。【矢原 徹一】。…

※「glasswort」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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