Netty
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 11:57 pm Post subject: Fiddleheads!! |
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Today at work, the Chef asked me if there were any Fiddleheads to be found on the property. My helper and I went out and picked him a few.
When we brought them in he was busy so I didn't get to ask him how he prepares them. Does anyone here eat Fiddleheads? How do you cook them?
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KK Ng
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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Yes I did ate it once when I was a teenager. My neighbour cooked it and I was there for lunch. It was a bad experience for me because it did not agree with me and I suffered food poisioning. Ever since then I never dare take another bite of this fern and I did not like it anyway.
Fiddleheads is a very commonly eaten fern among the Malay community here and they called it "pucuk paku". It is also sold in the market.
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cherylad
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Never seen, heard or ate any!
And this is a fern?
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marlingardener
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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Fiddleheads are the emerging fronds of the Ostrich fern, and they are delicious! KK, I'm sorry you had a bad experience with them. Eaten raw, they can cause stomach upset in some people.
Cook fiddleheads as you would asparagus--lightly and quickly. I used to steam them briefly and shave some parmegiano over the fiddleheads. They also go well with a hollandaise sauce.
I don't fix them anymore because they grew in upstate NY, but not here in Texas.
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Philip Nulty
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Boiled for around 6 to 8 minutes starting off in cold water,..but to prevent bitterness trim off the end,..as some are more bitter than others,..strain and add olive oil and a clove of crushed garlic,..a dash of lemon,..and its a tasty dish,..the Fiddleheads are only available for a week or two in spring.
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| Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 4:01 am Post subject: |
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| KK Ng wrote: | | Fiddleheads is a very commonly eaten fern among the Malay community here and they called it "pucuk paku". It is also sold in the market. |
Have eaten it many times. I love it! 
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KK Ng
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| Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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You lucky people can enjoy this fern, me is still a no no, still can remember my experience too clearly!!
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Netty
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| Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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They prepared them just the way you described Philip! I was too late to try them...gone!
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Philip Nulty
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 12:28 am Post subject: |
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Oh shame!,..its worth trying them,.. as i mentioned earlier they are only available for a few days,..after that they will become fern leaves if not picked,..never take too many,..they warn us that toxics build up in your system.
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cherylad
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 2:17 am Post subject: |
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I'm still just amazed at how much I learn here.
Fiddleheads? To me that would be a bunch of good ol' boys sittin' around playing Bluegrass music!
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Jerry Sullivan
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The Fiddleheads are there but without knowing which ones to pick, they will remain there and enjoy their summer of sun. On the other hand I have lots of daylilies to eat.
Jerry
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cherylad
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| Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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There's there ferns that have been growing out from underneath the house "forever". And today I noticed this.
Is this a Fiddlehead?????
fiddlehead? ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )
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Netty
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| Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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Hard to tell from the photo Cheryl, but it sure looks like one. They are picked just as they emerge and are still curled up. A word of caution to anyone wanting to try fiddleheads...they can NOT be eaten raw as they will cause symptoms similar to food poisoning (as member KK Ng will attest to!)
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cherylad
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There are a couple more that look like this... and then there's some that have un-curled and just look like new growth.
I wouldn't have even considered them as anything but new growth until I read about "Fiddleheads" here.
I've said it before... and I'm sure I'll say it again...
I'm just totally amazed at how much I'm learning here!
And no worries... I won't be eating them!
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Philip Nulty
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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Last year i had a few snacks of Fiddleheads,..but those i picked were from ferns i came across when visiting one of the islands,..i wanted my own ferns to grow,..so left them alone.
Here are some internet shots of Fiddleheads.
( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
The nearest i can get to similar taste is Artichokes,Asparagus,Avocado.
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