fiddlehead
noun [ C ] uk/ˈfɪd.əl.hed/ us/ˈfɪd.əl.hed/
蕨菜
the curly end of some young ferns (= green plants with long stems, leaves like feathers, and no flowers), sometimes cooked and eaten as a vegetable
Fiddleheads are good fried in butter with a little garlic. 蕨菜适合用黄油和少许大蒜煎炸。
I ordered a fiddlehead salad with noodles. 我点了一份蕨菜沙拉面条。
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- The fiddleheads of certain ferns are eaten as a cooked leaf vegetable.
- Make sure you wash your fiddleheads thoroughly before cooking.
- First of all, she boiled the fiddleheads quickly in salted water and then drained them.
- He added the fiddleheads to the hot pan and cooked them on a high heat.
- The season is short, as fiddlehead ferns are only available for about two weeks.