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RE: Make Backpacking Ramen Noodles Better with Weeds and More - Too late for STEEMIT CULINARY CHALLENGE 7 but still worth it!
Very enjoyable read @haphazard-hstead.... I really have to pluck up the courage to start foraging :) ....
Thanks! I think the easiest way to get started is to make a list of the plants that you already know how to identify really well - rock solid. Then find out if any of them are edible. And then just start with one. I think edible leaves and flowers from trees and shrubs are the easiest, because they are in one spot for many years. Once you know that plant, you will be able to find it every year!
Ok...that sounds like a plan. Thank you.
You're welcome. There are so many plants worth eating out there! I wonder which ones you will start with - it's exciting! : )
We are having a quiet festive weekend... so I will make a start. I find it daunting actually... but also exciting in a way. I will make a post under the 'foraging' tag with progress... but don't hold your breath.... getting myself to eat it might be a challenge...initially.
I will be interested to see what are the plants that you know really well already. Then people can chime in about which plants you might want to try first, and in what way.
I know thistle, dandelion (I think), wild aragula, some berries such as crab apples.... errr, In fact now that I think of it... I know very little. Perhaps I should start the other way around. Identify via research, books etc. edible wild plants... and then go look for them!!
Those are good plants to start with. I eat a lot of dandelions. They are real food. People take it for granted, but it's there. I'll do some posts about dandelions.
Good, thank you.
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