We occasionally eat wild fish and bacalhau is a favourite made from Norwegian dried cod that can be found in supermarkets here. More or less anything goes in […]
Food / Root crops
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Xmas day Rhizofantastigora dinner 2021
Xmas dinner in Malvik has been nut roast and roasted roots every year since 1984! This year there were 27 different roots: parsnip, 15 different varieties of potato, […]
Dandelions / Oxalis tuberosa / Root crops / Tubers
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Tubers and roots; December 2020
A gallery of pictures of tubers and roots which were harvested in December when I had a blog-free month! Post Views: 127
Tubers
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Yacon and Madeira Vine flowering outside
To my surprise, I noticed today that both yacon (Polymnia sonchifolia) and Madeira Vine (Anredera cordifolia) have managed to flower outside in the garden before I bring them […]
Biannuals / Perennials / Root crops
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Jack-go-to-bed-by-noon/Chorogi/Madeira vine tuber harvest
Harvested roots of Jack-go-to-bed-by-noon (Tragopogon pratensis), an introduced weed in my garden. It is related to salsify and scorzonera – I eat the roots and force a few for […]
Climbers
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Malabar spinach in my bedroom….
I have Malabar spinach (also known as Ceylon spinach or just Basella), a vigorous climbing spinach which isn’t hardy outside here, but grows very well and sets seed […]
Anredera cordifolia / Dandelions / garlic bulbils / Perennials
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Norwegian sansai
Good to be back from Japan to Norwegian sansai (foraged vegetables)…. From top left, left to right: Angelica archangelica “Vossakvann”, various dandelions / løvetann (Taraxacum), Rumex patientia (patience […]
Winter shoots
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Indoor edible shoots: my living room is alive!!
A collection of pictures of greens now available in my house (15th February 2016), mainly shoots of perennial vegetables! Post Views: 90