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Nan,
re Carpobrotus
I have just eaten the fruits fresh. You just cut
off / bite off the base of fruit where it meets the stem and then suck out
the fruit pulp. It has a distinct sour and sweet flavour - probably not to
everyones taste. In a book I have (excellent and highly recommended "Food Plants
of the World", Ben-Erik van Wyk, Timber Press 2005), he says that the fruits are
used to make jam and "have become a popular ingredient of Indian and Malay
dishes". Also re South Africa, its native home " ..is an important source of
food for rural children, probably since ancient times"
I usually just pick them and eat them as I walk
along.
Ciao
BrianO
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Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 5:44
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Subject: Re: Challenge: create a list of
low water edibles
Good list, Brian!
Carpobrotus is an invasive weed here in California too. I never
thought of it as being edible, though the species name is "edulis." Tell
us which part of the plant is eaten and how it is prepared...
Nan
On Aug 11, 2008, at 6:40 AM, Brian Ottway wrote:
Nan,
You are getting a great response! Every time I
think of sitting down and replying, I see someone else has come up with one
of "my" suggestions - last one to bite the dust was Carissa!
So just three additional suggestions that I can
think of as I sit here:
1. Ceratonia siliqua - the carob tree. One of
the toughest trees I know.
2. Hottentot Fig - Carpobrotus edulis. An
introduced and rather invasive weed here in Portugal.
3. Another weed - purslane- Portulaca oleracea.
Used a lot here in soups and stews. I also use it in salads. An excellent
source of polyunsaturates.
Better send these off now before someone gets
in ahead of me!
Boa Sorte,
BrianO
----- Original Message -----
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To: m*@ucdavis.edu
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 6:48
AM
Subject: Challenge: create a list of low
water edibles
Hi all
I've been asked several times lately about low water plants that are
edible or make edible fruits. I thought it might be fun if we made
this a group project.
So far, my list includes:
Fruiting plants:
Fig
Grape
Pomegranate
Olive
Pitajaya
Pineapple guava – feijoa
Herbs
Bay
Rosemary
Oregano
Sage
Fennel (though invasive in Southern California)
What can you add?
Nan
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