Norooz, Nourooz, Nouruz, Norouz, Navrooz, Narooz, Nauruz, Nawroz, Noruz, Nohrooz, Novruz, Nauroz, Navroz, Naw-Rúz, Nowroj, Navroj, Nevruz, Newroz (Kurdish), Navruz, Navrez, Nooruz, Nauryz, Nowrouz, Наврӯз, ნავრუზი (Georgian), نوروز (Kashmiri), નવરોઝ (Parsi Gujarati), नौरोज़ (Hindi) sabzi challaw, Wild rhubarb (chukri or rawash) is surely one of the delights of the Afghan spring. Like many forage plants, rhubarb is both a delicacy in the cities, and an important food for those living in rural areas. As the winter snow melts, the rhubarb rhizome produces stems which can be plucked and eaten raw while walking in the mountains, bought from sellers on the roadside in places like Ghorband, Mahipar and Salang or from carts in Kabul and other cities. Rhubarb is one of the forage plants of Afghanistan instantly recognisable to north Europeans who grow it as a garden vegetable.
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