Fiddleheads

[GiantJeanFerre]

Drive to New Brunswick - tons of people selling them by the jar at the side of the road. First time I drove thru there I couldn't figure out what everyone was selling by the roadside!

 

[shakenbake]

Where to find them in Toronto? Do they have any yet at St. Lawrence Market? Tried googling but not much info....

Safety tips for fiddleheads:

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-can...fruits-vegetables/fiddlehead-safety-tips.html

Longo's Brookfield Place had them last week.

 

[Aardvark154]

Seems like a very manly thing to eat. I have nothing to prove, so I will pass on the Pteridophytes.

I found some Morels last week. They were delicious.

Just steam or boil them for perhaps 12- 15 minutes no problems. You do want to cook them, you don't want to turn them into mush.

 

[Aardvark154]

Drive to New Brunswick - tons of people selling them by the jar at the side of the road. First time I drove thru there I couldn't figure out what everyone was selling by the roadside!

Right on the coat of arms

 

[las venganza]

Where to find them in Toronto? Do they have any yet at St. Lawrence Market? Tried googling but not much info....

Safety tips for fiddleheads:

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-can...fruits-vegetables/fiddlehead-safety-tips.html

Did you see the pic of fiddleheads on bing.com as well? https://www.bing.com/?FORM=Z9FD1

 

[K Douglas]

Where to find them in Toronto? Do they have any yet at St. Lawrence Market? Tried googling but not much info....

Safety tips for fiddleheads:

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-can...fruits-vegetables/fiddlehead-safety-tips.html

I think you can get frozen ones in some grocery stores.

 

[Aardvark154]

I think you can get frozen ones in some grocery stores.

I've never seen them frozen and I suspect that when you attempted to cook them, they would turn to mush.

 

[MissCroft]

I found some Morels last week. They were delicious.

There is a morel and fiddlehead stir-fry in this link: http://www.hellawella.com/13-unusual-fiddlehead-recipes-try-its-too-late

 

[danmand]

There is a morel and fiddlehead stir-fry in this link: http://www.hellawella.com/13-unusual-fiddlehead-recipes-try-its-too-late

I don't think I would mask the delicate taste of Morels with Pteridophytes.

 

[Aardvark154]

There is a morel and fiddlehead stir-fry in this link: http://www.hellawella.com/13-unusual-fiddlehead-recipes-try-its-too-late

Despite Danmand's comment it looks like an interesting recipe, I may try it next week.

 

[MissCroft]

The fiddleheads are here! I saw them at a market yesterday.

 

[massman]

The fiddleheads are here! I saw them at a market yesterday.

I know! Had some this past weekend. Love them.

 

[Twister]

Strange I didn't see them yet at the supermarket this year

 

[richaceg]

I get them all the time by north Pickering when I do my annual steelheading...great stir fried with butter and garlic.

 

[JackBurton]

Not to be a Debby downer, cause I love fiddleheads, but with the flooding in New Brunswick and knowing a great many fiddleheads are sourced from that province, I’m going to pass on them this season. No amount if possible ecoli is worth buying them this year, for me.

 

[Aardvark154]

Strange I didn't see them yet at the supermarket this year

Not in Toronto, but I haven't either. I presume it has to do with the cold spring.

 

[K Douglas]

I just noticed them at my local Loblaw store this past week. They looked pretty good.

 

[lomotil]

Metro has had them for a week already, labelled as product of Ontario. There season is ultra short.

 

[MissCroft]

fried with butter and garlic.

Yes! And maybe a little lemon.

 

[essguy_]

Saw them for the first time in my life today at Sobeys. Looked gross.

I’ve seen them at Metro and Sobeys now. They look gross because they’re usually dirty with a black, oozy dirt. Fresh fiddleheads are a pain to clean. I clean them by letting them soak in a bowl of cold water, then I rinse them aggressively, changing the water several times. Then you have to trim the tails. Worth the effort though!

Somebody mentioned frozen fiddleheads - they actually freeze really well. If I ever see frozen, I buy them - they can keep in your freezer for months. If you remove them frozen and then vacuum pack and put them back in, they last even longer. The best part about frozen fiddleheads is that they are already cleaned and trimmed. But the availability seems kind of random.