{"id":5336,"date":"2016-02-21T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T06:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardens-plagued-by-knotweed-eat-it\/"},"modified":"2016-02-21T13:02:51","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T06:02:51","slug":"gardens-plagued-by-knotweed-eat-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardens-plagued-by-knotweed-eat-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardens: plagued by knotweed? Eat it"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe fresh young shoots taste remarkably like rhubarbJapanese knotweed is the scourge of gardeners: the alien invader with a\u00a0reputation for spreading like wildfire though beds and borders, shattering concrete and even ruining your chances of getting a mortgage. Yet this supposed \u201csuperweed\u201d lives a secret double life in its native Japan as itadori, a prized spring delicacy sold in high-end supermarkets and fancy farmers\u2019 markets. Could scoffing it be a way to kill two horticultural birds with one stone?Harvested from mountain forests in Japan\u2019s northern territories, the fresh young shoots of Japanese knotweed have a bright, tangy flavour that is virtually identical to its botanical relative, rhubarb. Cooked just like its more familiar cousin, its pink shoots have a clean tartness that means they straddle the boundary between sweet and savoury. They are equally as delicious in tarts, jellies and crumbles as they are in chutneys and sauces to serve with cheese, game, roast pork or duck. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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