a ps to the last entry... I discovered an entirely new food on Friday night. Ramps! Most popular in West Virginia, they are a wild leek native to the north east of the US, and taste like a cross between onions and strong garlic, so 'they' say. We tried some pickled at Motorino - delicious - but didn't get the dish they came in. When we asked locals, they were met with such enthusiasm, that when we found them at the co-op we had to buy a handful. Quite the most expensive vegetable in the place, at US$9.95/LB (that's about NZ$40/kilo!), we went for a small sample. quickly pan-fried with a sprinkling of salt, pepper, lemon and chili, they were delicious! when you cook the leaves they puff up and look like they're alive. freaky!
definitely some seeds to smuggle back into NZ
(kidding!! before you reel in horror and tell me off)
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