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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 11:17, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
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Honckenya
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Sea sandwort by the Baltic Sea
... that both the leaves and seeds of sea sandwort are used as food?
5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 06:38, 26 June 2016 (UTC).
- With regards to the taste, the source mentions both "sour" and "delicious" so I thought that a bit inconclusive. My guess is you might preserve it like sauerkraut if you were trying to survive on a barren rock, and gathering the seeds to grind and add to flour seems a rather desperate undertaking. We saw this plant growing on the beach in Anglesey recently, and we ate the sea beet growing nearby which really was delicious! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:55, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
- Why? Many people (and kids – think Sour Sticks) think sour is delicious. Here's an idea:
- ALT1: ... that the shoots and leaves of sea sandwort (pictured) are rich in Vitamin A and Vitamin C, and can be fermented to prepare a sauerkraut-like preserve? Yoninah (talk) 21:43, 5 July 2016 (UTC)
- With regards to the taste, the source mentions both "sour" and "delicious" so I thought that a bit inconclusive. My guess is you might preserve it like sauerkraut if you were trying to survive on a barren rock, and gathering the seeds to grind and add to flour seems a rather desperate undertaking. We saw this plant growing on the beach in Anglesey recently, and we ate the sea beet growing nearby which really was delicious! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:55, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
