A week ago I would not have believed I would be starting my wild edibles season today! It has been so chilly lately, but apparently the couple of warmer days we had here worked wonders in nature. I harvested my first wild edibles this morning! Yipee!
The first edible plant, that I recognize, has lifted it´s little head up from the ground;
goutweed .
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| Morning dew was still around when I went to collect the sprouting leaves. How is that for freshness? |
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| The leaves look somewhat different from each other, and I had to be careful not to collect anything but goutweed. |
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| Sprouts this young are very tender and can be eaten as a whole, stems and all. |
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| The leaves are still so small and close to the bare ground, that they need a good wash before eating. There were quite some bit of sand in them. |
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| Nettles are still too small for gathering, but I reckon they´ll be the next in my menu. |
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| Today´s crops went straight into my breakfast! |
I´ve had a mission in the past few years to learn one new edible weed per summer. Gout´s weed I discovered last year. It has proven to be easy to add and eat, since it´s flavor is relatively mild. Plus it is easily available, because it is a persistent weed which is hard to get rid of.
Sergei Boutenko is a widely recognized wizard of wild edibles, and a good source of further information if you´re interested.
Bon appetít!
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