My mini trial "seaside" garden featuring rock samphire seedlings (crithmum maritimum). I found out from extensive web searching that rock samphire grows wild on cliff edges and is mentioned in Shakespeare's King Lear. Not to be confused with marsh samphire (salicornia europa) this little plant has an interesting and unusual taste - supposedly great for aromatic pickle and a rather fine and unusual garnish for fish - l think this could work well with scallops.
Hello!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the blog. Very interested to see how the samphire grows. I think Shakespeare referred to the harvesting of it as a 'dreadful trade', 'cos the workers had to climb so far up the dodgy rocks.
Here in Essex we've got tonnes of the marsh stuff. It tastes good, particularly as it has a natural salty taste from the water. I've eaten it with bass (on the rare occasion I've caught them!).
Is that a container you're growing it in?
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