Those that are paying close attention may be wondering what the green offerings are in the foreground of the picture. Ordinarily, we simply call in our order to Sardarji one day and he has them carried up the hill to our house the next. On the weekends, though, we get a chance to take a closer look at the goods offered for sale. When we asked what these were, we were told that they were local fiddlehead ferns.
These aptly named plants are collected only for a short period this time of year because the monsoon rains make them plentiful. They aren't farmed, so they are a bit of a delicacy. We picked some up but Beth has been tentative about cooking them...Sardarji told us they taste like asparagus.
Dave and Beth
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