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4 plants in the New Zealand bush you can eat in a survival situation (thisnzlife.co.nz)

submitted 5 months ago by liv to c/newzealand

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Stumbled on this and thought it was worth a share. I had no idea you can eat gorse!

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[–] eagleeyedtiger 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This has unlocked a memory for me of being taught how to eat supplejack at a school camp when I was in primary/intermediate!

[–] liv 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oh wow, did it taste nice?

I've only eaten ferns and stuff. I really love bracken shoots and wish it wasn't a carcinogen.

[–] eagleeyedtiger 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It’s so long ago I honestly can’t remember the taste. I just remember being shown to peel and eat the new shoots

[–] liv 2 points 5 months ago

Will have to try it sometime!

I remember being shown how to eat the inside of thistles once. As a kid I ate a lot of random stuff from trees etc but was always too impatient to peel thistles by myself.