Fern
(Athyrium esculentum)
Fern
Fern
Selection
Pick young leaves in the center of the plant. Can be found attached to tree trunks.
Storage
Keep refrigerated.
Preparation
- Wash plants well before use.
- Young leaves and stems can be eaten fresh as a salad or cooked in soups and stews as a green vegetable.
- (Rody, 1982)
Photo Source
Ahmad Fuad Morad
Fern
Ferns typically grow wild and include tree fern, creeping/climbing fern, and river fern. Sizes and shapes vary, but all can be eaten. Traditionally, ferns are cooked with pig meat in an earth oven (Bailey, 1992).
Traditional Names
- Hawaiian – kupukupu
- Kosraean – fa
- Marshallese – baidrik
- Yapese – gemaarage