Most foragers know of cattail pollen, but, if you live in a city, finding marshes where you can harvest, getting waterproof clothing/waders, and, most importantly, hitting the spot at the correct time when the pollen is ready (generally a week or less if it’s windy) can turn harvesting an interesting ingredient into a frustrating experiment,…
Pollen
Duck Egg Spaghetti with Cattail Pollen, Shoot Relish and Marigolds
If you can collect enough flower dust to bake with you’re a foraging savant, and a better hunter than me. A quick google of “cattail pollen recipes” will show you different ways of using pollen, mostly for pancakes and baked goods. Honestly the baking looks interesting, and I love the color the pollen adds. But,…