Tasting Lemna minor

From: ted.held at us.henkel.com on 2006.03.21 at 13:30:30(13984) In the spirit of reckless scientific curiosity, I tasted a few specimens of Lemna minor last night. I am pleased, and somewhat disappointed to record that I could not detect any taste at all. They have a pleasant sort of crispy texture and might serve to bulk up a salad in an interesting way. On the other hand, Lemna patches in the wild host vast numbers of small animals and such, so cleaning them sufficiently for human consumption would be a problem. So caution is urged for the daring. But my home-raised Lemna, a nuisance rather than a deliberate cultivation, are quite clean and I had no qualms about fishing out a few for the experiment. And here I am this morning, still alive, with no apparent ill-effects from the experience. I speculate that I am the only person on this list to have consumed a whole raw aroid, including leaves, in one sitting. Ted._______________________________________________ +More Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: Marion Haste hermine at endangeredspecies.com> on 2006.03.21 at 19:46:57(13985) At 05:30 AM 3/21/2006, you wrote: In the spirit of reckless scientific curiosity, I tasted a few specimens of Lemna minor last night. I am pleased, and somewhat disappointed to record that I could not detect any taste at all. They have a pleasant sort of crispy texture and might serve to bulk up a salad in an interesting way. I ate them as a child when they grew prolifically in an aquarium. they were a bit like alfalfa sprouts, in a bland and generic kind of way. hermine +More _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Abrimaal" abrimaal at wp.pl> on 2006.03.21 at 19:51:52(13986) Lemna has no leaves :P Marek ----- Original Message ----- +More From: ted.held@us.henkel.com To: Discussion of aroids Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 2:30 PM Subject: [Aroid-l] Tasting Lemna minor In the spirit of reckless scientific curiosity, I tasted a few specimens of Lemna minor last night. I am pleased, and somewhat disappointed to record that I could not detect any taste at all. They have a pleasant sort of crispy texture and might serve to bulk up a salad in an interesting way. On the other hand, Lemna patches in the wild host vast numbers of small animals and such, so cleaning them sufficiently for human consumption would be a problem. So caution is urged for the daring. But my home-raised Lemna, a nuisance rather than a deliberate cultivation, are quite clean and I had no qualms about fishing out a few for the experiment. And here I am this morning, still alive, with no apparent ill-effects from the experience. I speculate that I am the only person on this list to have consumed a whole raw aroid, including leaves, in one sitting. Ted. _______________________________________________Aroid-l mailing listAroid-l@gizmoworks.comhttp://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: bonaventure at optonline.net on 2006.03.24 at 04:34:51(13989) Yes, and look at us now, with all the plants... we're all nuts! Bonaventure Magrys +More Cliffwood Beach, NJ USA zone 7 Yes, and look at us now, with all the plants... we're all nuts! Bonaventure Magrys Cliffwood Beach, NJ USA zone 7 At 05:30 AM 3/21/2006, you wrote: In the spirit of reckless scientific curiosity, I tasted a few specimens of Lemna minor last night. I am pleased, and somewhat disappointed to record that I could not detect any taste at all. They have a pleasant sort of crispy texture and might serve to bulk up a salad in an interesting way. I ate them as a child when they grew prolifically in an aquarium. they were a bit like alfalfa sprouts, in a bland and generic kind of way. hermine _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: Don Martinson llmen at wi.rr.com> on 2006.03.26 at 01:25:39(13990) Yes, and look at us now, with all the plants... we're all nuts! Bonaventure Magrys Cliffwood Beach, NJ USA zone 7 Yes, and look at us now, with all the plants... we're all nuts! Bonaventure Magrys Cliffwood Beach, NJ USA zone 7 Well, with a bit of lemon juice, sugar, flower and egg white, you might be able to make a Lemna Merengue Pie. -- Don Martinson +More Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mailto:llmen@wi.rr.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Eduardo Goncalves" edggon at hotmail.com> on 2006.03.27 at 17:29:42(13993) Guys, I really enjoy experience new tastes and foods. However, Lemna are fast growing plants that are used to remove metal traces from ponds (including toxic metals). I am part of a project that studies the ability of Lemna and Pistia to grow and remove metallic traces from contamined ponds, so they can be completely removed if you take plants out of the water. That means that you should be worried not only with the extra proteins from worms and water bugs but with what kind of neurotoxic or carcinogenic metals you are eating. If you are planning to eat Lemna, follow Julius' recipe (seems tasty...), but cultivate your own plants in safe water. Very best wishes, Eduardo. +More Dr. Eduardo G. Goncalves Universidade Catolica de Brasilia Curso de Ciencias Biologicas Sala M-206, QS 7, Lote 1, EPTC CEP 72030-170, Taguatinga ? DF, BRAZIL. Reply-To: Discussion of aroids To: "Discussion of aroids" Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Tasting Lemna minor Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 20:51:52 +0100 Lemna has no leaves :P Marek ----- Original Message ----- From: ted.held@us.henkel.com To: Discussion of aroids Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 2:30 PM Subject: [Aroid-l] Tasting Lemna minor In the spirit of reckless scientific curiosity, I tasted a few specimens of Lemna minor last night. I am pleased, and somewhat disappointed to record that I could not detect any taste at all. They have a pleasant sort of crispy texture and might serve to bulk up a salad in an interesting way. On the other hand, Lemna patches in the wild host vast numbers of small animals and such, so cleaning them sufficiently for human consumption would be a problem. So caution is urged for the daring. But my home-raised Lemna, a nuisance rather than a deliberate cultivation, are quite clean and I had no qualms about fishing out a few for the experiment. And here I am this morning, still alive, with no apparent ill-effects from the experience. I speculate that I am the only person on this list to have consumed a whole raw aroid, including leaves, in one sitting. Ted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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