Here are the first two weeds that can be used in the kitchen.
1. Wild?Amaranth
Also known as ?Pigweed?, amaranth leaves are treated as a green leafy vegetable like spinach. The seeds of wild amaranth are edible too and can be roasted. They are a good source of free protein.
The young leaves of pigweed are soft and mild in taste and can also be used in salads ?or teas and the older leaves can be cooked like spinach. It contains proteins, vitamin A and C and minerals.This plant can be toxic to livestock animals due to the presence of nitrates in the leaves.
2. Queen Anne?s Lace
The wild carrot is almost identical to the highly poisonous hemlock. So be very careful that you don?t confuse. There are many ways to identify wild carrot, but one important identifier of wild carrot is the smell, it smells like a?carrot.
Like carrots, its roots are also edible when young (first year) but can become woody if not harvested on time.?Its flower heads are edible too and can be eaten raw or cooked.
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