It is also used in foods such as tabouli, a traditional Lebanese salad.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

And is it used as a traditional medicine by Americans or just Asian-Americans?

VOA: special.2009.04.07

It is a traditional gift on other auspicious occasions, such as the birth of a child.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

In the big cities, the traditional affinity to the precious metal is waning, as trends change.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19