Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Any of a group of ferns of the genus Matteuccia, especially M. struthiopteris, of northern temperate regions, having long plumelike fronds that form a crown.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. a kind of fern (Onoclea Struthiopteris), the tall fronds of which grow in a circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in Europe and North America.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
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reesetee commented on the word ostrich fern
Bleccch. Sorry, great-grandmother.
October 22, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word ostrich fern
Yeah! Like candy! Like... eel-flavored candy.
Wait...
October 20, 2007
yarb commented on the word ostrich fern
Eel (I've only eaten freshwater) is delicious, and would go very well with fiddleheads.
October 20, 2007
rocksinmypockets commented on the word ostrich fern
It's like candy. Only better.
October 20, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word ostrich fern
Eel is a perfectly good white fish. It's quite delightful! I can understand if you didn't want to CLEAN it yourself, but... impeccably cleaned, cooked, in bite-size pieces, with a nice terriyaki glaze on it? How could you NOT try it?
I'm fond of it especially because my great-grandmother really liked it. Says my mom. Who also likes it.
October 20, 2007
reesetee commented on the word ostrich fern
*shiver*
I wouldn't touch eel with a 10-foot pole. Not if you paid me. Not for all the tea in China. Not in a million years.
I do not like eel, Sam-I-Am.
October 19, 2007
rocksinmypockets commented on the word ostrich fern
Eel is cooked, too, and super yummy. But I love the raw fish the most. :P
October 19, 2007
reesetee commented on the word ostrich fern
Really? Didn't know that. Perhaps I will try those. It would also fit into my "don't eat anything that looks like it did before it died" rule. ;-)
October 18, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word ostrich fern
You should try the crab (cooked), omelette (cooked) and... are the clams cooked too? Anyway... lots of the non-vegetable-type sushi varieties are cooked.
October 18, 2007
reesetee commented on the word ostrich fern
I'm a sushi wimp. I only eat the vegetable rolls.
October 18, 2007
rocksinmypockets commented on the word ostrich fern
Hmm, I bet sauteed ostrich ferns would be yummy in a sushi roll. Mmmmmm, sushi.
October 18, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word ostrich fern
I didn't know it was this particular type of fern.
I know that if they're cooked badly, they can make you sick. (Some chef I know told me that.) Then again... lots of things can, like sushi. *slaps knee*
October 16, 2007
reesetee commented on the word ostrich fern
That's what I've heard too. I'm sure you'll keep us posted. :-)
October 15, 2007
rocksinmypockets commented on the word ostrich fern
I wish that I could say I have. I only learned that you could this summer. Supposedly they taste sort of like asparagus, but I'll let you know for certain in the spring.
October 15, 2007
reesetee commented on the word ostrich fern
I did, but have you tried them? What do they taste like?
October 15, 2007
rocksinmypockets commented on the word ostrich fern
Did you know that you can eat the fiddleheads?
October 15, 2007