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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Crosses de fougère, Valley Falls Park à Vernon, Connecticut, Etats- Unis ...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ces drôles de plantes sont en réalité des jeunes pousses de fougères. Au Québec, elles sont appelées “Crosse de fougère” à cause de leur forme qui rappelle celle d’une crosse de violon.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Elles sont mangées. Car oui, les fougères sont bel et bien une plante comestible. Elles sont particulièrement appréciées dans la cuisine asiatique, étant même un légume de base dans certains pays.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               En Amérique du Nord, ce sont les Amérindiens qui ont enseigné aux colons européens comment la cuisiner.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Au Moyen-Age en France, la plante avait sa place dans le régime alimentaire de nos ancêtres situés dans le nord du pays. Mais encore faut-il bien la cuisiner !                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Pas suffisamment cuites, certaines variétés peuvent s’avérer toxiques.