http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddlehead_ferns
So....I bought some of these at Flegmans for 9.99 a pound. Wow, that's pricey! Probably because they have a short harvesting period. I made them very simply sauteed in olive oil, salt, pepper, and a couple cloves of garlic minced. I made sure to cook them for about five minutes, because the taste isn't suppose to be good until they are wilted a little.
Finished product? I would say the taste is nice, similar to asparagus. The texture is what threw me off here. Seems there is too much going on with texture because the middle part is feathery and soft, but the surrounding end piece is similiar to a string bean.
I think this vegetable is meant more for nutritional content, since it is a wild food, and the novelty of it. If you want to try, I reccomend buying just a half pound to experiment with. My palate says that these are definately not worth their price, but fun to try!
Happy cooking,
-Dita
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I almost think they shouldn't be sold in the store. This is definitely a "go out and collect on a hike" type of food... or, like I do with violets and dandelions, grow in your garden.
ReplyDeleteOh, good to know! I would love to pick my own mushrooms on a hike, if I REALLY knew what I were doing!
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