Oh yeah, I never said they were an ideal food source. Just that they were edible. Like you could eat them any time but only in early spring before they go to seed will they taste the best. Basically the same for carrots and some other tubers. If they go to flower/seed and overwinter they usually become way less ideal to eat.
100%. Another common one is wild grape leaf, if you don’t eat them when they first come out they develop an inedible fibrous texture. Though grape leaves are yummy when stuff or fried.
Oh yeah, I never said they were an ideal food source. Just that they were edible. Like you could eat them any time but only in early spring before they go to seed will they taste the best. Basically the same for carrots and some other tubers. If they go to flower/seed and overwinter they usually become way less ideal to eat.
100%. Another common one is wild grape leaf, if you don’t eat them when they first come out they develop an inedible fibrous texture. Though grape leaves are yummy when stuff or fried.
Also added to lacto fermented vegetables like pickles to help them stay crisp