I showed some poisonous plants, now for some edible ones. These were in the wild, I know there are more, you may have some in your garden, but I only take them in the wild. Just click, Edible plants.
Yummy, some nice food there! I can't bear the thought of eating a Fritillaria, though. I've tried several types, and am still ordering others.
I hope Biita sees this topic as she loves to gather plants from the wild. My youngest son is a fruitarian and he also gathers plants, flowers and berries from the surrounding countryside. Why pay when you can get food for free? :-D
Very nice! I recognise most of what you have there, the others do not grow here in Norway. If i may, i would like to make a few comments. The nettles i would not eat if it is in flower. The flower takes away the earthy pungent taste and makes the leaves bitter, even if brewed. Nettles self polinate so all the energy is sent to the flowers and the rest is deprived of taste. The cow parsnip, if you do not know what you are looking for, be very very careful because it looks identical to hemlock. only the leaves are a little different. Beginners do not pick unless someone can point out the differences. little tip on the dandelion, you can avoid changing water if needed by adding some onion of any kind, to reduce the bitterness. The thistle if you use milk in the cooking process, it breaks down the texture to make a smooth mashed potato like dish. The roots that is. Otherwise it is stringy in texture. Everything on the fireweed is ediable, but from experience there is no taste what so ever. But when making salads or decorating dishes, it ohhh so pretty. Kinnikink,,,that i will not eat, the only reason being it is a sacred plant to the woodland indians. It is dried and smoked for prayer, and when mixed with other herbs it became a tobacco like mix for everyday use. Mostly tho for ceramony. Clover. Eat the flower too!! ohh so sweet. The sorrel you can also eat the stem if it is young. it tastes like sweet and sour candy. Seriously. I used to stand at bus stops waiting for friends and pick and eat. The lower on the stem is stringy and then tastes very bitter. So stay to the top of the plant and its like natures candy! I enjoyed this very much. Thanks so much for taking the time to take all those wonderful pics! Great post!
