fiddlehead
noun[C]
uk/ˈfɪd.əl.hed/us/ˈfɪd.əl.hed/thecurlyend of someyoungferns(=greenplantswithlongstems,leaveslikefeathers, and noflowers), sometimescookedandeatenas avegetable:
Fiddleheads are goodfriedinbutterwith a littlegarlic.
Iordereda fiddleheadsaladwithnoodles.
See also
fiddlehead fern
ostrich fern
- The fiddleheads ofcertainfernsareeatenas acookedleafvegetable.
- Makesureyouwashyourfiddleheadsthoroughlybeforecooking.
- First of all, sheboiledthe fiddleheadsquicklyinsaltedwaterand thendrainedthem.
- Headdedthe fiddleheads to thehotpanandcookedthem on a highheat.
- Theseasonisshort, as fiddleheadfernsare onlyavailablefor about twoweeks.
Types of plant
- amaranth
- Andromeda
- annual
- arborescent
- beanstalk
- gymnosperm
- hardiness
- hardy
- herb
- herbaceous
- mugwort
- mustard
- non-hardy
- non-legume
- non-leguminous
- succulent
- sundew
- tenderness
- tomatillo
- trailing
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Types of vegetable