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		fifilura 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Eating stinging nettles In Sweden it is "Koka soppa på en spik". "Make soup with a (iron) nail". We also eat nettle soup with a boiled egg-half. I would not call it bland, it is just a dish that does not scream with its loudest voice in your face.

fifilura 4 months ago [–]

I'd also like to add that I'd consider it a delicacy. Because it is pretty much the first vegetable that you can harvest in spring. And you don't have to have a garden, you can just go out and pick it from anywhere.

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