Sowthistle - Bitter Radicchio Dishes / myLot

Chengde, China

March 14, 2018 8:46pm CST

According to records of "Compendium of Materia Medica" : sowthistle, also known as bitter radicchio dishes, from Ma vegetables, Sonchus brachyotus DC dishes, perennial herbaceous plants, the Compositae. Here in my hometown, we always eat it directly. Now it is the season of sowthistle. In the old time, for people don't have enough food to live, they survive in the winter. And sowthistle appears in the early spring, they have food now. Nowadays, we still eat it as a bitter dish.

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Icydoll

@Icydoll (36717)

• India

15 Mar 18

I'm first time seeing this

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Fei Shao

@fei1125 (607)

• Chengde, China

15 Mar 18

I hope I can share more information.

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Icydoll

@Icydoll (36717)

• India

15 Mar 18

@fei1125 if this is bitter I'm sure I stay away

...I don't like bitter taste even though it is healthy I don't like to eat

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Krisha

@kavinitu (5535)

• India

15 Mar 18

@Icydoll

Doll, Don't you like bitter vegetables? Do you eat Karela?

My mother makes a nice vegetable filled with grated coconut in karela

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

21 Mar 18

I thought that and all the plants that sort of resemble dandelions were edible, but all bitter, as you say. If the leaves are young enough, you can use them in salads.

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

23 Mar 18

@fei1125 I study edible weeds. I find many of them in my lawn.

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Fei Shao

@fei1125 (607)

• Chengde, China

23 Mar 18