Picking Ferns: Enjoying Our Backyard Edible Fern Salad to Start a Healthy Day
Hello, my lovely @bayanihive community!
Today, After morning coffee, I thought of making salad to start a healthy day. And now, I’m happy to share my story about one of our favorite backyard treasures, the edible fern.
Here in our place, edible ferns grow naturally around the shared and damp parts of our backyard. Some people might think they’re just ordinary wild plants. But for us, they’re a true blessing. This fern is not only edible but also delicious, healthy and completely organic, no pesticides or fertilizers at all. It simply grows on its own, nourished by rain and the clean air of our surroundings.
Every morning after my night shift, I step into our backyard to gather a few stalks of this beautiful fern. I love eating vegetables early in the morning, it makes me feel refreshed and energized after a long night of work. While sipping my coffee, I loo at the greenery and feel grateful for having such natural food right at home.
Once I’ve harvested enough, I prepare it as a simple salad, blanched fern mixed with tomatoes, onions and salted egg, then topped with a bit of bagoong for that perfect balance of flavor. The taste is earthy, light and satisfying. It’s a local favorite her, especially during breakfast or lunch. 🌿
What amazes me most is how this plant thrives naturally without much care. It reminds me that nature always provides, even in small and simple ways. The edible fern is proof that good food doesn’t have to come from the market, sometimes it grows quietly right behind our home. When we harvest a lot, we sell them, our best seller. 💚
The joy of harvesting and preparing this fern connects me to my roots, my family and the simple life we have. Truly, this season’s best thing in our garden is our thriving edible fern – fresh, pure and full of life. Let’s enjoy fresh edible ferns! Taste nature’s goodness and try some for yourself – healthy, delicious and straight from our garden.
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I had no idea this edible fern existed, thanks for sharing :)
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I’m glad you discovered it! You should try it someday. 😍
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I never tried this fern salad, but It looks yummy and healthy. We have many ferns in the province and we do not know it can be eaten.
Thank you! Yes, you should try it sometimes sis! Fern Salad is tasty, especially when fresh from the garden. 😊
I love to try to when I can have this fern and thank you for sharing your recipe.
Wow i thought these are just a mere grasses growing in the wild..Is this edible pa la?Wow thanks for sharing stories about this!I'm just curious about what's the taste of this fern salad!It's truly a blessing..You had an abundant fern in your place.
Yes, its amazing how something that looks like ordinary wild grass can be so delicious and healthy. Fern Salad has a fresh, slightly earthy taste that’s become delicious. Mapapa unli rice ka sis especially bagoong sawsawan. I truly blessed to have an abundant harvest to share.
@dreamrona Wow hope to taste that kind of vegetable salad someday..I've been repeating eating cucumber and lettuce salad..
Want to try another kind of it!
We have that edible fern here too! If you're just willing to go through thick bushes you'll get that. But most of the time, children here sell that for 10 pesos. But it's already sulit because it's super marami na. Galing, I love that in adobo it's my favorite!
Ten pesos for a bunch is such a good deal! yes, adobo stye is really delicious, for sure mapapa unli rice ka sis, hehe! 😁
I have no idea this plants can be eaten. Only did I know it was last year when we're in Manila and my sister bought like this and I asked how to prepare or cooked that one? haha We have more plants like that here, I thought its wild plants and in our place no one knows this plant can be eaten. Maybe I might try also? heheh
You should try it, especially cooked adobo style and salad, its so good!