Pronunciation: sil-ee-um Taste notes: Bland. Very bland. Etymology: Psyllium comes from the Greek ‘psulla’, meaning…flea, due to its small, white and apparently flea-like seeds. Nice. In other tongues its also known as ispaghula, which is derived from the Persian ‘isap’ and ‘ghol’, together meaning ‘horse ear’ - only marginally less offputting. What actually are they? Psyllium is a plant native to the Indian subcontinent whose seeds are full of soluble fibres. They’re hygroscopic, which means they have an ability to hold and keep water molecules, suspending them between their own. When they come into contact with liquid, they not only swell up, but also become what’s known as mucilaginous....
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