Stumbled on this and thought it was worth a share. I had no idea you can eat gorse!
4 plants in the New Zealand bush you can eat in a survival situation
https://thisnzlife.co.nz/4-plants-new-zealand-bush-can-eat-survival-situation/
https://thisnzlife.co.nz/4-plants-new-zealand-bush-can-eat-survival-situation/
Stumbled on this and thought it was worth a share. I had no idea you can eat gorse!
12 Comments
BlueEther@no.lastname.nz · 8 pts · 2y
It's flowers are meant to make a nice wine/mead
Crosposting to !nzwildlife@no.lastname.nz
liv@lemmy.nz · 1 pts · 2y
For real? I saw that referenced somewhere and assumed the author was just being fanciful.
I really want to try gorse now but I don't know where any handy gorse is.
BlueEther@no.lastname.nz · 2 pts · 2y
Look up gorse flower wine and cordial, I've not tried it myself, but must try to make some gorse mead one day
liv@lemmy.nz · 1 pts · 2y
Found it! Also there's commercially made gin with gorse!
eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 2y
This has unlocked a memory for me of being taught how to eat supplejack at a school camp when I was in primary/intermediate!
liv@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 2y
Oh wow, did it taste nice?
I've only eaten ferns and stuff. I really love bracken shoots and wish it wasn't a carcinogen.
eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 2y
It’s so long ago I honestly can’t remember the taste. I just remember being shown to peel and eat the new shoots
liv@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 2y
Will have to try it sometime!
I remember being shown how to eat the inside of thistles once. As a kid I ate a lot of random stuff from trees etc but was always too impatient to peel thistles by myself.
Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 2y
Karamū fruit is edible, I used to pick and eat the berries while waiting for the school bus as a kid.
liv@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 2y
I did not know that! I've seen birds eating it but I was always a bit chicken because of the colour.
Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 2y
The fruit to seed ratio is pretty rubbish, but they taste nice. Worth a go.
liv@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 2y
Will definitely try it. I love loquats and their fruit:seed ratio is also not great.