Japanese Knotweed Apple Crumble
May 29th, 2009
Recently we were introduced to an interesting vegetable, Japanese Knotweed, by our local forager. I had never heard of or seen anything like it. A beautiful asparagus-looking plant with thick stocks and full leaves, we were told it resembled rhubarb in flavor. Being a huge fan of rhubarb, Barnaby’s eyes instantly lit up. He grabbed a bag and started filling it with the shoots.
At home he made a Japanese Knotweed Apple Crumble. To me, it tasted a bit more earthy than I would have liked, but it does have a wonderful sour flavor – indeed similar to rhubarb.
Just another one of those cool farmer’s market finds!
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| Categories: | Veggies | 2 Comments |
| Tags: | foraged • japanese knotweed • rhubarb • vegetable |
2 Responses to “Japanese Knotweed Apple Crumble”
June 8th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Just so you know, Japanese Knotweed is a substantial problem here in the NW as an invasive plant and very difficult to kill introduced species.
As result there is extensive spraying of herbicides on these plants all over the Seattle area in attempt to control/kill the infestation. Public lands where people might try to forge stand a good chance of having been sprayed. I seem to recall that simply cutting them down does not work and in fact may invigorate growth. I may be slightly off on that point but I do know that simply cutting them down as no impact on stopping them.
June 17th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Good to know!! Thanks, Perry!
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