Ethnobotany of <i>Zmeyovski pelin</i>: A Traditional <i>Artemisia</i>-Flavored Wine from Bulgaria
Flavoring wine with <i>Artemisia</i> species, together with other aromatic herbs and/or fruits, is a practice that has evolved in different parts of Bulgaria. The aromatized wine-based beverage, called <i>pelin</i>, is named after the Bulgarian common name for the genus <i...
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| description | Flavoring wine with <i>Artemisia</i> species, together with other aromatic herbs and/or fruits, is a practice that has evolved in different parts of Bulgaria. The aromatized wine-based beverage, called <i>pelin</i>, is named after the Bulgarian common name for the genus <i>Artemisia</i>. In this paper, we present <i>Zmeyovski pelin</i>, the history of which dates back to the early 20th century. We employed semi-structured interviews with 15 <i>pelin</i> producers from the Zmeyovo village with an age span from 44 to 83 years. The relative frequency of citation for each stated taxon was recorded. We explored the changes in the plant knowledge of the <i>pelin</i> makers and discussed the drivers for it. From a modern perspective, <i>pelin</i> can be considered a functional beverage since the aromatic plants and fruits adds a variety of biologically active substances to it, thus enhancing its health benefits. We regard the consumers’ inquiry about the benefits of the added plants as a driver for mitigating the plant awareness disparity among the local community. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf5576292d2d419d831bb2787de926332025-08-20T01:56:10ZengMDPI AGBeverages2306-57102024-06-011035010.3390/beverages10030050Ethnobotany of <i>Zmeyovski pelin</i>: A Traditional <i>Artemisia</i>-Flavored Wine from BulgariaVanya Boneva0Teodora Ivanova1Neli Grozeva2Mariya Slavcheva3Dessislava Dimitrova4Department of Biological studies, Faculty of Agriculture, Trakia University, Students’ Campus, 6000 Stara Zagora, BulgariaDepartment of Plant and Fungal Diversity and Resources, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 23 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaDepartment of Biological studies, Faculty of Agriculture, Trakia University, Students’ Campus, 6000 Stara Zagora, BulgariaAnthropology of Verbal Traditions Section, Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with the Ethnographic Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 6A Moskovska Str., 1000 Sofia, BulgariaDepartment of Plant and Fungal Diversity and Resources, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 23 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaFlavoring wine with <i>Artemisia</i> species, together with other aromatic herbs and/or fruits, is a practice that has evolved in different parts of Bulgaria. The aromatized wine-based beverage, called <i>pelin</i>, is named after the Bulgarian common name for the genus <i>Artemisia</i>. In this paper, we present <i>Zmeyovski pelin</i>, the history of which dates back to the early 20th century. We employed semi-structured interviews with 15 <i>pelin</i> producers from the Zmeyovo village with an age span from 44 to 83 years. The relative frequency of citation for each stated taxon was recorded. We explored the changes in the plant knowledge of the <i>pelin</i> makers and discussed the drivers for it. From a modern perspective, <i>pelin</i> can be considered a functional beverage since the aromatic plants and fruits adds a variety of biologically active substances to it, thus enhancing its health benefits. We regard the consumers’ inquiry about the benefits of the added plants as a driver for mitigating the plant awareness disparity among the local community.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/10/3/50<i>Zmeyovski pelin</i>functional beveragetraditional plant knowledgeplant awareness disparity |
| spellingShingle | Vanya Boneva Teodora Ivanova Neli Grozeva Mariya Slavcheva Dessislava Dimitrova Ethnobotany of <i>Zmeyovski pelin</i>: A Traditional <i>Artemisia</i>-Flavored Wine from Bulgaria Beverages <i>Zmeyovski pelin</i> functional beverage traditional plant knowledge plant awareness disparity |
| title | Ethnobotany of <i>Zmeyovski pelin</i>: A Traditional <i>Artemisia</i>-Flavored Wine from Bulgaria |
| title_full | Ethnobotany of <i>Zmeyovski pelin</i>: A Traditional <i>Artemisia</i>-Flavored Wine from Bulgaria |
| title_fullStr | Ethnobotany of <i>Zmeyovski pelin</i>: A Traditional <i>Artemisia</i>-Flavored Wine from Bulgaria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethnobotany of <i>Zmeyovski pelin</i>: A Traditional <i>Artemisia</i>-Flavored Wine from Bulgaria |
| title_short | Ethnobotany of <i>Zmeyovski pelin</i>: A Traditional <i>Artemisia</i>-Flavored Wine from Bulgaria |
| title_sort | ethnobotany of i zmeyovski pelin i a traditional i artemisia i flavored wine from bulgaria |
| topic | <i>Zmeyovski pelin</i> functional beverage traditional plant knowledge plant awareness disparity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/10/3/50 |
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