• dumples@midwest.socialEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    There are no fruits ripening currently but I did eat some young dandelion greens in a salad this week. They were much less bitter than when I had them last year in the middle of the summer. The next thing I have planned to forage are our ostrich fern fiddleheads which I have missed harvesting it the last year since I waited too long.

    • Jim East@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      I’ve heard of people eating ferns like that, but I only eat angiosperms myself. What do fiddleheads taste like?

      • dumples@midwest.socialEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        I haven’t got to try mine yet. So I am not sure. Apparently they taste a little like asparagus which I think is used as a comparison for a lot of things. I did have some milkweed stems last year that were similar to asparagus

        • MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world
          2·
          19 days ago

          Fiddleheads actually have a unique flavor - kinda like a mix between asparagus and green beans with a hint of nuttiness, just make sure to cook them thoroghly since they’re not safe to eat raw.