Английская Википедия:Halas (food)

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Шаблон:Short description Halas (Шаблон:Lang-ar) is a Yemeni food that is made of halaṣ leaf. The food is eaten during drought periods in Yemen.[1]

The halaṣ leaves have a very bitter taste but they are boiled in water until the taste is gone. It is then added to traditional buttermilk known as ḥaqin.[1]

Ḥalaṣ is often confused with halqa or ghulaf (Cyphostemma digitatum (Forssk.)), which, according to Lisan al-Arab, is a plant that grows in Yemen whose leaves are similar in shape to vine leaves. It is roasted and dried, then used over meat.[1][2] Halqa is used in traditional Yemeni ethnomedicine.[3]

Etymology

The name of Ḥalaṣ is mentioned in Yemeni poems and proverbs. Proverbs such as

  • "جاع القوم حتى اكلو الحلص" People have starved until they ate Ḥalaṣ.
  • "والله لو اكلت الحلص ما تركت هذا الامر" Even if I ate Ḥalaṣ, I will not left it up.

According to Mutahar al-Iryani, a Yemen historian and poet, the term Ḥalaṣ came from the word Ḥalaḏ̣ (ḥlẓ) that is mentioned in ancient Yemeni inscriptions and it means to suffer from starvation, sickness or pain.[1]

Yemen famine

The Yemeni people of Tihamah have been eating halaṣ due to the famine in that area.[4]

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