I tried a tiny taste and it was pretty neutral, not "grassy" at all. Might work well in a salad.
I didn't take any home since there was not much there and I'm not 100% sure on the ID.
I definitely recommend an app called PlantNet. You take a picture or several of the plant and it comes up with a % of correctness with example pictures.
I use it and love it. This one said 93%, so pretty safe I suppose.
If you've tried it, does this taste any better than red dead nettle? That stuff is like... pungent. And... oddly textured lol
If you’ve tried it, does this taste any better than red dead nettle? That stuff is like… pungent. And… oddly textured lol
I am very new to foraging, and have not heard of the red dead nettle. This spotted dead-nettle, from the tiny piece I tried, had almost no flavour - less than lettuce imo. That's why I mentioned salad - I think it would be a great "filler".
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