Do you know the name of these foods from Saudi Arabia

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Can anyone tell me the English names for these spices and vegetables?

We use many different spices and vegetables in our cooking but I have never seen some of them in the US when I grocery shop and I HAVE looked for them!!

I'd like to know the English names for all of the below, e-mail me if you know any of them... Please!

Arabic name, hulligan aka root of the cardamone tree

Hulligan

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Arabic name, Chaiba (literally translated, old man) I was told by one person that it's called, stone flower.

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Arabic name moluheya (mo-loo-he-ya)

When the leaves are chopped very fine and cooked in a liquid it becomes very slimy but sooooo good! I have heard of one English name, Jew's mallow, but is there a different name?

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While in the states during the holidays of 2005 my sister and I visited a small Egyptian grocery/gift store and I found frozen moluheya there, this was in Clearwater, FL.

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Arabic name Riglah, these leaves can be eaten both raw and cooked with a smooth but slightly sharp flavor.

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Nov. 2007

I did find the picture of this vegetable and the name, Purslane (Baklle) in a cook book my son purchased.

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Arabic name Silg, very much like spinach but with a mild taste, nicer than the local sharp tasting spinach. Each leaf (without stem) is usually 5 to 6 inches long.

In Kuwait when these leaves are very large, and while still tender, they are stuffed like grape leaves.

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