Saltwort (batis)
Batis maritima
leaf
Small fleshy stick-like leaves, crunchy and salty, raw in salads or pickled, like samphire.
- Origin
- Caribbean and Florida coasts
- Where to find it
- It is picked on foot in salt pans and lagoons, from Yucatán to Puerto Rico.
- Season (United States)
- all year round · grows in your region
- Preparation
- The little sticks are picked at the tips of the stems, rinsed and eaten raw; blanched for a few seconds, they lose some of their salt.
- Did you know?
- It grows with its feet in the salt water of mangroves and coastal marshes.