Bramble shoots

Rubus fruticosus

vegetable

Tender young shoots, peeled, tasting of green asparagus and blackberry, raw or cooked.

Origin

Europe

Where to find it

Everywhere in hedges, waste ground and woodland edges; choose this year's shoots, green and tender, at the tips of the canes.

Season (United States)

April to May

Preparation

Peeled to remove the prickles.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

The same bramble that gives blackberries: its tips are eaten in spring, its fruit at the end of summer.