tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219968.post114398152838017131..comments2024-03-19T02:17:31.503-07:00Comments on The Essential Herbal Blog: Poke SaladTina Samshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723071355189498268noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219968.post-1145498950429024512006-04-19T19:09:00.000-07:002006-04-19T19:09:00.000-07:00I don't think that it is something grown commercia...I don't think that it is something grown commercially. Sounds like you've been won over to the wild side :-).<BR/>Most folks boil poke in two changes of water to get rid of the bitter flavor.Tina Samshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723071355189498268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219968.post-1145494824232914982006-04-19T18:00:00.000-07:002006-04-19T18:00:00.000-07:00Not knowing what it was but fascinated by such a p...Not knowing what it was but fascinated by such a pretty vegetable (its as if anime drew asparagus), I bought Poke at my local farmers market a couple weeks ago (in Clark Park, W. Philly). I treated it as asparagus and in cooking and baked it for a short while in some nice oil and wrapped it with a bit of parmesan and it was simply revelatory. What a wonderfully unexpected part aspargus/bitter radish flavour it has! Is this cultivated at all or does it only grow wildly? I would certainly snatch it up if I saw it again. A great combo of raw beauty and taste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com