It's elm samara season! (assets.pxlmo.com)

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At least where I live anyway lol. That wondrous single week where we exclusively eat elm samaras before they all disappear. All the ones here are the invasive Siberian ones too so I don't even have to be careful or considerate about harvesting them! This whole big bowl came from a single small branch.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

I've never heard of these. What do they taste like?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

https://foragerchef.com/elm-samaras/

Like peas, apparently.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

The leafy part just tastes like a fairly serviceable salad green or potherb, but the little lump in the middle is sweet and nutty.

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