Fiddlehead fern

Fiddleheads or fiddlehead greens are the furled fronds of a young fern, harvested for use as a vegetable.

Left on the plant, each fiddlehead would unroll into a new frond (circinate vernation). As fiddleheads are harvested early in the season before the frond has opened and reached its full height, they are cut fairly close to the ground.

Fiddleheads have antioxidant activity, are a source of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, and are high in iron and fibre. Certain varieties of fiddleheads have been shown to be carcinogenic. (See bracken poisoning)

The fiddlehead resembles the curled ornamentation (called a scroll) on the end of a stringed instrument, such as a violin. It is also called a crozier, after the curved staff used by bishops, which has its origins in the shepherd's crook.

Varieties

The fiddleheads of certain ferns are eaten as a cooked leaf vegetable. The most popular of these are:

Western sword fern, Polystichum munitum, "king of northwest ferns."

Bracken, Pteridium aquilinum, found worldwide (Toxic if not cooked fully)

This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Fiddlehead_fern

Latest News for: fiddleheads

Taste: Michigan City's Fiddlehead Restaurant gets to the source

South Bend Tribune 28 Jun 2018

Fiddlehead Restaurant in downtown Michigan City serves up sustainable options ... ....

Edit

World's fiddlehead capital forges ahead, despite spring whammy from province

CBC 08 Jun 2018

Pickers, sellers and fanatics of the furled fronds of young ferns in the world’s fiddlehead capital have faced an unfortunate season ... ....

Edit

Chatham County’s Fiddlehead Farm wins Good Food award

Chatham Journal 04 Jun 2018

Emily Boynton of Fiddlehead Farm traveled to San Francisco with her family earlier this year to receive the award alongside other food producers and farmers from around the country ... Fiddlehead Farm won a Good Food Award for their roasted strawberry preserves ... Emily Boynton of Fiddlehead Farm won a Good Food Award for her roasted strawberry preserves, shown here with a few of the other 60 products she makes....

Edit

Take-out dinner: Wild leeks, ginger, fiddlehead ferns are on the menu

Post Bulletin 01 Jun 2018

LANESBORO — ... ....

Edit

An illustrated guide to Fiddlehead Coffee Co.

Post Bulletin 31 May 2018

Forager Brewery gets most of the attention at 1005 6th St. NW, but Fiddlehead Coffee Co. is well worth your time. Bring a book or meet up with some friends and enjoy one of Rochester’s unique local spots ... ....

Edit

Absentee gardener: Song of fiddleheads

Watauga Democrat 24 May 2018

As ground temperatures warm up the ferns in my garden have begun to emerge assuring me that warmer days are on their way. Members of an ancient plant family, ferns harken back to a time when our planet was warmer and wetter ... Coiled new leaves emerging at the beginning of the season are called fiddleheads ... While they may not be as showy as some of my garden plants the emerging fiddleheads herald the coming chorus of the growing season ... ....

Edit

Song of the fiddleheads

The Yadkin Ripple 24 May 2018

As ground temperatures warm up the ferns in my garden have begun to emerge assuring me that warmer days are on their way ... Ferns evolved keeping their spore-based approach to reproduction ... Coiled new leaves emerging at the beginning of the season are called fiddleheads ... While they may not be as showy as some of my garden plants the emerging fiddleheads herald the coming chorus of the growing season ... Fiddlehead ferns ... Source ....

Edit

Maine fiddleheads safe to eat despite warnings in Canada

The Daily Progress 18 May 2018

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Officials say Maine fiddleheads are safe to eat, despite warnings across the border in Canada that the ferns may be contaminated due to flooding ... ....

Edit

No warnings on Maine fiddleheads, despite health concerns over Canadian ferns

Bangor Daily News 18 May 2018

As foragers take to the woods and riverbanks in Maine to collect the spring’s first tender fiddlehead shoots, their counterparts across the border are being warned of health risks associated with this year’s wild crop. Last week the New Brunswick Department of Health issued a warning that fiddleheads found growing in areas hit by the provinces’ record floods this spring may be contaminated and unfit to eat ... Fiddlehead prep 101....

Edit

Fiddlehead School Fund-raiser, Seeds

Lewiston Sun Journal 16 May 2018

DEAR SUN SPOTS. The Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences will hold its Fourth Annual Giant Tag Sale to benefit the school on Sunday, May 20, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school at 25 Shaker Road in Gray. Anyone wishing to rent a space to sell their goods is required to register in advance and pay for the space at the time of registration. Community members can rent a space for $30 ... Vendors must bring a table. Vendor space is limited ... ....

Edit

It's not game over for fiddleheads, says Miramichi-area seller

CBC 15 May 2018

Ever since the province sent out a release saying any fiddleheads touched by floodwater should be avoided, a Miramichi area producer has been finding it harder and harder to sell his fiddleheads that are picked on the Miramichi river ... ....

Edit

Fiddlehead ferns: How to find, clean, and cook spring's most fleeting treat

Fox News 14 May 2018

Everything you need to know to forage for fiddleheads this spring ... ....

Edit

Fiddlehead Knob churning out homegrown mushrooms

Post Bulletin 11 May 2018

Been to an area farmers market lately? If so, you may have run across an abundance of mushrooms and one of their growers from Fiddlehead Knob, a fungus farm based in rural LeRoy, Minn ... ....

Edit