we was munching our salad last night, when my daughter suddenly stopped looked at here plate and asked what it was she was eating.... it was mainly chickweed and dandelion with a dash of mitzuma and pac choi, all of which happilly looks after themselves if you let a few go to seed in the tunnel and just hoe off the excess.
nettles are the only other "weed" that we normally eat, though at a pinch we could include wild blackberries. Does anybody have any other edible weeds that they eat?
useful weeds
Moderators: KG Steve, Chantal, Tigger, peter
Hi Richard,
I know that this is not strictly wild but I eat Scorzonera Flowers in Season. The flower head that is just fattening up to flower plus about 4" of stalk, which is really only used for tying in bundles to steam and hold up to your mouth. I grew some years ago as it was said to fox Carrot Fly and it somehow escaped into the hedges and now grows wild in the hedge margins. Super taste not unlike Asparagus.
Steam and drizzle with melted butter!
The other one you might try, which is truly wild, is Fat Hen tips when they are young. When young the top 3"-4" steamed are a good alternative to Spinach.
JB.
I know that this is not strictly wild but I eat Scorzonera Flowers in Season. The flower head that is just fattening up to flower plus about 4" of stalk, which is really only used for tying in bundles to steam and hold up to your mouth. I grew some years ago as it was said to fox Carrot Fly and it somehow escaped into the hedges and now grows wild in the hedge margins. Super taste not unlike Asparagus.
Steam and drizzle with melted butter!
The other one you might try, which is truly wild, is Fat Hen tips when they are young. When young the top 3"-4" steamed are a good alternative to Spinach.
JB.
-
alan refail
- KG Regular
- Posts: 7254
- Joined: Sun Nov 27, 2005 7:00 am
- Location: Chwilog Gogledd Orllewin Cymru Northwest Wales
- Been thanked: 7 times
Hi Chantal,
Thinking about it you could be right. She also made coffee from Dandelion Roots which the Germans did during the War. I think Camp Coffee is made from Chicory roots. She was a great experimenter with all manner of things. Sadly she is no longer with us so it's not possible to enquire. Was it one experiment too many d'ya think?
JB.
Thinking about it you could be right. She also made coffee from Dandelion Roots which the Germans did during the War. I think Camp Coffee is made from Chicory roots. She was a great experimenter with all manner of things. Sadly she is no longer with us so it's not possible to enquire. Was it one experiment too many d'ya think?
JB.
-
oldherbaceous
- KG Regular
- Posts: 14432
- Joined: Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:52 pm
- Location: Beautiful Bedfordshire
- Has thanked: 711 times
- Been thanked: 709 times
If only we could find a recipe for bindweed roots. 
Kind Regards, Old Herbaceous.
There's no fool like an old fool.
There's no fool like an old fool.
