Is the bud of Osmunda japonica edible?

Woody potherb refers to the bud just grown by trees or shrubs in the forest, also called Screaming Trees bud.

When it comes to edible tree buds, people may first think of Toona sinensis, Zanthoxylum bungeanum buds or spiny old buds. In fact, in addition to these, there are many common tree buds in rural areas which are delicious edible wild vegetables. Let's look at tree buds that can be eaten as vegetables:

Toona sinensis is a famous wild vegetable with rich nutrition, delicious taste and various eating methods. The most classic is Toona sinensis scrambled eggs.

Mulberry bud is a tender bud or leaf of mulberry, which can be seen everywhere in rural areas. You can cook it, fry it, or chop it and fry it with eggs. It tastes fragrant and delicious.

Zanthoxylum bungeanum bud is a fresh and tender bud that has just grown in the germination stage of Zanthoxylum bungeanum. It is a treasure in sprouts. Can be cold, stir-fried, fried, hot pot. There are various ways to eat sesame seeds, which are fragrant and pleasant, and have a unique flavor.

Rhus chinensis is a common shrub in rural forests. Its fruit can be eaten, and its tender stems and leaves can also be soaked in hot water and fried.

The prickly old bag is also called prickly brain bag, tree head dish and tiger thorn. It can be fried, cooled, stewed and pickled. It is a pure natural green woody potherb with rich nutrition and is regarded as a wild high-grade vegetable.

Many people will think that the bud of sassafras is the old thorn bag. In fact, there are many kinds of sassafras. Generally, the buds of Sassafras sassafras produced in southwest China or Yunnan are called old thorn buds or tender thorn buds. However, the sassafras in Guangdong, Guangxi and the south are somewhat different from the sassafras known as the old thorn bag. The bud it grows is thinner than the old thorn bag.

The scientific name of sheep food is Daqing, commonly known as pig excrement wood and cow excrement green. The tender buds are edible, slightly bitter and slightly sweet. They are generally used to scramble eggs, and some people in some areas also use them to make soup.

Willow bud, as its name implies, is the tender bud of willow. It is a delicious, tender and delicious local famous dish, which can be steamed, boiled, fried, cold and dried to make tea.

Poplar buds, that is, the buds just grown by poplar trees in spring, need very fresh buds to be eaten as vegetables. Once old, it will be bitter.

It's so astringent that people probably don't want to eat it now.

Chicken tree buds are leaf buds of hibiscus. Fresh and tender leaf buds can be directly fried, cold salad or scrambled eggs, and eaten in the same way as hibiscus. But hibiscus can also be used to make scented tea besides cooking, and its leaf buds are rarely eaten.

The above 10 species are common tree buds that can be eaten as wild vegetables. In fact, many tree buds, such as Chinese fir buds, magnolia buds and acanthopanax senticosus, are edible, and space is limited, so I won't introduce them one by one. In addition, due to the different eating habits and cognition of plants in each region, if you are not familiar with wild vegetables themselves, please make textual research before eating them.