@rosaleedelaforet: “I’ve been eating it my whole life, but you want to prepare it correctly.” 🌿 Poke has a long history as a traditional food, especially in the American South. AC and Isaac Hill share that it was such an integral part of people’s diets that poke greens were even sold canned in stores. But eating poke safely comes down to knowing what to harvest and how to prepare it. They harvest the young, flexible growth before the plant matures and develops its characteristic red stem and berries. Then comes the crucial preparation: boiling the greens in two changes of water before cooking them in fat. For AC and Isaac, this isn’t just an unusual wild food. It’s a seasonal food with deep cultural roots that they genuinely look forward to eating. 👉 Click the link in my bio to watch the full episode. #Pokeweed #Poke #PokeSalad #PhytolaccaAmericana #PlantCunning #HerbsWithRosalee #WildFood #Foraging #WildEdibles #Herbalism #HerbalPodcast
