Molokhia

I am entering a contests on gournet and one of the questions is.

Anyone know the famous egyptian molokhia (a kind of green vegetable) served in soup form was taken up by the Japanese who named is as? 3 choices of answer

a) food of the queens
b) moloshimi
c) food of the kings

appreciate reply from those who might know the answer. tks.

I think you mean moroheia (モロヘイヤ), which Japanese wikipedia says derives from c) food of the kings.

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http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%9E%E3%83%84%E3%83%8A%E3%8...

i also participated the gourmet competition.if can pls give me the answer.when u find out.and when is the closing date for this contest.

It was called, "Malik's (king) soup" by the story that the king in Arabia had become energetic eating the soup of the mulukhiya when internal organs got sick in old times.