Comments on: Wild Edibles: Sumac Shoots

By: Nolan

Nolan — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:02:17 +0000

I’m a newcomer to the site, but grew up in Poke Salet country. The mature plants are poisonnous, but the very young sprouts may be eaten… Won’t go into the procedure, but they are “fair to middlin.”

By: Tactical Intelligence

Tactical Intelligence — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:23:13 +0000

No worries

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:49:22 +0000

Oops, you have that one, too. . . should have known XD

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:42:35 +0000

You keep surprising me. I have downloaded so many PDF files and books and all that about wild edibles and yet you seem to have things that nobody else does. One thing I want to know more about, as it is widely available, being a nuisance plant, is the Japanese Knotweed. Do you know anything about this plant? I know it’s edible at a certain time and I hear it tastes like a hybrid asparagus/rhubarb, fresh, and just asparagus when cooked, but that’s all I know (as far as eating it goes, otherwise I know if your house is built on them they will grow through your floor).

By: Tactical Intelligence

Tactical Intelligence — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:04:23 +0000

Yeah, they really are tasty. To me they taste mildly sweet like carrot but with a consistency similar to celery but not quite as crunchy. Very good steamed as well.

By: Matt in Oklahoma

Matt in Oklahoma — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:37:24 +0000

Thats awesome! I’ve never eaten the shoots