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Spring Greens, Stinging Nettle

Latin Name: Urtica dioica

Tableside Information:

Common Names: Common Nettle

Taste similar to Spinach and Cucumber. high in Plant Protein and Vitamins.

Silky, "Green" Flavor, High in Vitamin A, C, Potassium, Manganese, and Calcium

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THE NETTLE - The Nettle a very saught wild plant. The culinary appllication is vast and when cooked the flavor contains a complex Spinach and Cucumber resemblance. The Nettle can be added to soups, "sets", sauces, and salads. The Nettle leaves must be soaked in water or cooked to remove the "stinging" aspect of the plant. The Stinging Nettle have small hollow hairs that act as hypodermic needles that inject histamine.
Blanch, Soak, Puree, Stew

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