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What is this plant I saw for sale at a Romanian farmer's market?
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I was at an agricultural market in Baia Mare, Romania and several vendors were selling this plant that looks like the tips of a pine tree. I didn't ask for a name and didn't handle it, so I can't tell you much beyond that each cluster of needles was about the size of a finger. Here's a picture: 
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I was at an agricultural market in Baia Mare, Romania and several vendors were selling this plant that looks like the tips of a pine tree. I didn't ask for a name and didn't handle it, so I can't tell you much beyond that each cluster of needles was about the size of a finger. Here's a picture:
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It might not be for food -- some people will put evergreen tips into bags as place them in bathrooms or other rooms just for the smell.
– Joe
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I was at an agricultural market in Baia Mare, Romania and several vendors were selling this plant that looks like the tips of a pine tree. I didn't ask for a name and didn't handle it, so I can't tell you much beyond that each cluster of needles was about the size of a finger. Here's a picture:
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I was at an agricultural market in Baia Mare, Romania and several vendors were selling this plant that looks like the tips of a pine tree. I didn't ask for a name and didn't handle it, so I can't tell you much beyond that each cluster of needles was about the size of a finger. Here's a picture:
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It might not be for food -- some people will put evergreen tips into bags as place them in bathrooms or other rooms just for the smell.
– Joe
8 hours ago
add a comment |
It might not be for food -- some people will put evergreen tips into bags as place them in bathrooms or other rooms just for the smell.
– Joe
8 hours ago
It might not be for food -- some people will put evergreen tips into bags as place them in bathrooms or other rooms just for the smell.
– Joe
8 hours ago
It might not be for food -- some people will put evergreen tips into bags as place them in bathrooms or other rooms just for the smell.
– Joe
8 hours ago
add a comment |
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That actually are tips of trees, probably spruce1. It’s this year’s new growth and a very seasonal product. The tips are harvested when the are (about) fully grown, but still light green and soft.
I can’t say for sure what the local customers would use them for, but common uses in my area of the world is to make “honey”, i.e. a syrup by either layering the tips with sugar and let the sugar draw out the aromatic compounds or alternatively make a “tea” that’s them preserved with plenty of sugar and boiled down to a syrup. It’s both a honey substitute (it does resemble fir honey) and a folk medicine against colds and coughing. Other extracts are made with alcohol instead (or in combination with) sugar.
1 This is not a botanical id. Various members of the genus Picea (spruce) and Abies (fir) are used, usually whatever grows locally and has a pleasant taste.
answered 8 hours ago
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@moscafj better now?
– Stephie♦
8 hours ago
In North America, spruce tips are also used as a seasoning for grilled meats, or even cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
– FuzzyChef
5 hours ago
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That actually are tips of trees, probably spruce1. It’s this year’s new growth and a very seasonal product. The tips are harvested when the are (about) fully grown, but still light green and soft.
I can’t say for sure what the local customers would use them for, but common uses in my area of the world is to make “honey”, i.e. a syrup by either layering the tips with sugar and let the sugar draw out the aromatic compounds or alternatively make a “tea” that’s them preserved with plenty of sugar and boiled down to a syrup. It’s both a honey substitute (it does resemble fir honey) and a folk medicine against colds and coughing. Other extracts are made with alcohol instead (or in combination with) sugar.
1 This is not a botanical id. Various members of the genus Picea (spruce) and Abies (fir) are used, usually whatever grows locally and has a pleasant taste.
answered 8 hours ago
Stephie♦Stephie
38.4k6101140
@moscafj better now?
– Stephie♦
8 hours ago
In North America, spruce tips are also used as a seasoning for grilled meats, or even cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
– FuzzyChef
5 hours ago
add a comment |
That actually are tips of trees, probably spruce1. It’s this year’s new growth and a very seasonal product. The tips are harvested when the are (about) fully grown, but still light green and soft.
I can’t say for sure what the local customers would use them for, but common uses in my area of the world is to make “honey”, i.e. a syrup by either layering the tips with sugar and let the sugar draw out the aromatic compounds or alternatively make a “tea” that’s them preserved with plenty of sugar and boiled down to a syrup. It’s both a honey substitute (it does resemble fir honey) and a folk medicine against colds and coughing. Other extracts are made with alcohol instead (or in combination with) sugar.
1 This is not a botanical id. Various members of the genus Picea (spruce) and Abies (fir) are used, usually whatever grows locally and has a pleasant taste.
answered 8 hours ago
Stephie♦Stephie
38.4k6101140
@moscafj better now?
– Stephie♦
8 hours ago
In North America, spruce tips are also used as a seasoning for grilled meats, or even cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
– FuzzyChef
5 hours ago
add a comment |
That actually are tips of trees, probably spruce1. It’s this year’s new growth and a very seasonal product. The tips are harvested when the are (about) fully grown, but still light green and soft.
I can’t say for sure what the local customers would use them for, but common uses in my area of the world is to make “honey”, i.e. a syrup by either layering the tips with sugar and let the sugar draw out the aromatic compounds or alternatively make a “tea” that’s them preserved with plenty of sugar and boiled down to a syrup. It’s both a honey substitute (it does resemble fir honey) and a folk medicine against colds and coughing. Other extracts are made with alcohol instead (or in combination with) sugar.
1 This is not a botanical id. Various members of the genus Picea (spruce) and Abies (fir) are used, usually whatever grows locally and has a pleasant taste.
answered 8 hours ago
Stephie♦Stephie
38.4k6101140
That actually are tips of trees, probably spruce1. It’s this year’s new growth and a very seasonal product. The tips are harvested when the are (about) fully grown, but still light green and soft.
I can’t say for sure what the local customers would use them for, but common uses in my area of the world is to make “honey”, i.e. a syrup by either layering the tips with sugar and let the sugar draw out the aromatic compounds or alternatively make a “tea” that’s them preserved with plenty of sugar and boiled down to a syrup. It’s both a honey substitute (it does resemble fir honey) and a folk medicine against colds and coughing. Other extracts are made with alcohol instead (or in combination with) sugar.
1 This is not a botanical id. Various members of the genus Picea (spruce) and Abies (fir) are used, usually whatever grows locally and has a pleasant taste.
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@moscafj better now?
– Stephie♦
8 hours ago
In North America, spruce tips are also used as a seasoning for grilled meats, or even cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
– FuzzyChef
5 hours ago
add a comment |
@moscafj better now?
– Stephie♦
8 hours ago
In North America, spruce tips are also used as a seasoning for grilled meats, or even cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
– FuzzyChef
5 hours ago
@moscafj better now?
– Stephie♦
8 hours ago
@moscafj better now?
– Stephie♦
8 hours ago
In North America, spruce tips are also used as a seasoning for grilled meats, or even cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
– FuzzyChef
5 hours ago
In North America, spruce tips are also used as a seasoning for grilled meats, or even cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
– FuzzyChef
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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It might not be for food -- some people will put evergreen tips into bags as place them in bathrooms or other rooms just for the smell.
– Joe
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