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Outdoor Activities => Northern Ireland Camping and Bushcraft => Topic started by: Celt_Ginger on May 28, 2009

Title: Pignut
Post by: Celt_Ginger on May 28, 2009

It is revered as a Bushcraft food and is , apparently,hard to find, but we have found a couple of spots where it is very abundant. It is, of course, the Pignut. For those of you who don't know what it looks like, here it is. It tastes a bit like a waterchestnut, with perhaps a little hint of turnip. Quite nice really
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The bit you eat is the bulb at the bottom.

Title: Re: Pignut
Post by: RedLeader on May 31, 2009

Can you eat this raw or do you have to cook it?

Title: Re: Pignut
Post by: Celt_Ginger on May 31, 2009

I ate it raw, but it's good cooked as well.

Title: Re: Pignut
Post by: Wolf_Larson on September 18, 2009

Where do you find it ??

Title: Re: Pignut
Post by: Mouldsy on September 19, 2009

This one we found at Belviour Forest Park beside Shaw's Bridge, they are very abundant there, we have also found them else where.
You won't see them again until about April, they seem to flower around the same time as Blue-bell's.

Title: Re: Pignut
Post by: Wolf_Larson on September 19, 2009

Dam was wanting to taste one, i love waterchestnut and turnip.  :)