Horta

Though horta are simply boiled or steamed greens, they are not at all simple. Both wild and cultivated greens are called horta in Greek. Every self-respecting taverna serves some variety of horta, and the mixtures are seasonal and endless. The wild varietals tend to be more interesting, but some of the cultivated horta are equally delicious and more easily found. These greens can taste sweet, tart, or bitter, and some are wonderfully aromatic. Apart from the greens collected from the hills and mountains, there are also some, like purslane, nettles, and orache, that grow as weeds in gardens among cultivated crops.