Comments on: Edible Wild Things: “Cossack Asparagus”

By: Phragmites “Cossack asparagus” | Invasivore.org

Phragmites “Cossack asparagus” | Invasivore.org — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:16:10 +0000

[...] “Cossack asparagus” is traditionally the young shoots from Common Cattail (Typha latifolia), but it’s very close to the Phragmites shoots we collected Monday. And like asparagus, one of the best recipes is the simplest. A little boiling, butter, salt, and pepper. I’m not going to make a fancy recipe because there’s little need. It’s is just good. More importantly though, the easier it is, the more people might try it. So I’m going to keep it simple. But feel free to experiment, every part of this plant is edible*. [...]

By: bamboo print garden lover

bamboo print garden lover — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:27:28 +0000

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By: The Salad in Your Front Yard: Edible Plants You Didn’t Even Know About : The Healthy Eating Site

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:06:15 +0000

[...] Cattail Stalks, also known as “Cossack Asparagus” [...]

By: Survive the ‘08 Meltdown: Part 2 | Life on a Shoestring Budget

Survive the ‘08 Meltdown: Part 2 | Life on a Shoestring Budget — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:21:37 +0000

[...] course there’s Cossack Asparagus in marshlands almost everywhere. These are your basic cattails, and all parts of the plants are [...]

By: Disappearing Amber Waves of Grain at The Garden Granny

Disappearing Amber Waves of Grain at The Garden Granny — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:14:29 +0000

[...] a tasty bread too. There are wild offerings that can be ground into nutritious flour, including cattails (a.k.a. Cossack Asparagus) and even acorns in the [...]

By: Ways to Live On Almost Nothing - 2 | Life on a Shoestring Budget

Ways to Live On Almost Nothing - 2 | Life on a Shoestring Budget — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:14:18 +0000

[...] advantage of wild foods along the back roads and byways of your travels. Did you know that your basic cattails are a regular supermarket of goodness? Or that acorn flour makes great bread or breakfast mush [...]