Why is spinach called spinach?

# Twelve Hours in Chang’an#Diet in Tang Dynasty. [Why is spinach called spinach? 】 Spinach was introduced into China in the Tang Dynasty. The origin of spinach can be traced back to Persia (now Iran) in Western Asia 2000 years ago. "Beihulu Potato Vegetable": "In the early days of the founding of the Republic of Daguo, Buddhist and Tucai dishes were offered, while in Nipo, Potato dishes were offered." Tang Huiyao clearly records that in the twenty-first year of Tang Zhenguan, King Naratibo of Nepal brought seeds of Potato (spinach) from Persia and sent envoys to Chang’an as a gift for the Tang Emperor. Potamogeton, like red and blue, is like Tribulus terrestris. Fire cooked can benefit the taste, that is. Fire cooked can benefit the taste, that is. "
The Compendium of Materia Medica calls spinach "Persian grass" and believes that it comes from ancient Persia. At that time, China called the Persian State "the Bohai State of the Western Regions" so that it had the name of spinach. # Understanding the Tang Dynasty#