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Fiddleheads or Fiddlehead greens are the furled fronds of a young fern, harvested for use as a vegetable. Left on the plant, each fiddlehead would unroll into a new frond (circinate vernation). As fiddleheads are harvested early in the black season before the frond has opened and reached its full height, they are cut fairly close to the ground.

Fiddleheads have antioxidant activity, are a source of Omega 3 and Omega 6, and are high in iron and fibre. The fiddlehead resembles the curled ornamentation (called a scroll) on the end of a stringed instrument, such as a violin. It is also called a crozier, after the curved staff used by bishops, which has its origins in the shepherd's crook.

Fiddlehead ferns are consumed by indigenous populations all over south and south Asian regions, ranging north east all the way to Japan. Fiddlehead fern shoots are highly prized in Japanese haute-cuisine, and sell in US markets, imported from Maine and Washington State for exorbitant prices.

Fiddlehead Fern
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ODC "THE VIEW FROM UP HERE"

After a beautiful warm Spring day yesterday, we woke up to rain and colder temps today. It seems the season is slow to change this year.

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