Siberian peashrub

Caragana arborescens

legume

Young pods cooked like green beans, and ripe seeds cooked like lentils.

Origin

Siberia and Mongolia

Where to find it

Its pods are hardly eaten any more; the shrub grows along the edges of birch forests and in wooded steppe.

Season (United States)

June to July

Preparation

Pods and seeds are always eaten cooked: young pods for about ten minutes, ripe seeds after soaking overnight, until tender.

Molecules

ProteinIn small amounts, not counted GOS (galacto-oligosaccharides) · Folates (B9) · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It withstands minus 40 degrees: it is planted as windbreak hedges on the Canadian Prairies.