Raw Ingredient and Mise en Place Appreciation thread.

[mgm9128]



What are they? What do they taste like?

Kousa fruit from the kousa dogwood (Japanese dogwood) tree. Common tree planted for ornamental/landscape purposes; few seem to realize the fruits are edible. I would describe their flavor as a combination of strawberry, peach and mango.

What that is?

 

[b1os]



Kousa fruit from the kousa dogwood (Japanese dogwood) tree. Common tree planted for ornamental/landscape purposes; few seem to realize the fruits are edible. I would describe their flavor as a combination of strawberry, peach and mango.

Is the flavour intense or more like strawberry tree fruits?

 

[mgm9128]

Definitely more intense than strawberry tree fruit. Different texture, too. They have quite a few seeds, so practice caution while consuming.

 

[tropics]



How did it work out?

yeah pretty good actually.
sliced on the bias and 3 mins per side on a griddle pan turned out great.
the second big tentacle i cut in chunks and gave a slow simmer in a tomato-olive-artichoke sauce. the outer layer for this got kind of gloopy, wouldn't go that way again.

 

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The forests in Argentina are flooded with wild chervil..literally everywhere you look. Been collecting it, along with dandelion and sorrel, for dinner at camp..

 

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[rnoldh]



Side view of the cow in the wild,

 

[mgm9128]

They sprint like lightning. Extremely amusing to watch.

 

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