I just recently discovered hearts of palm, very good
in salads! It reminds me of artichokes.

My question: what is this stuff, where does it come from?

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Rich

On Jan 7, 3:57�am, RichD > wrote:
> I just recently discovered hearts of palm, very good
> in salads! �It reminds me of artichokes.
>
> My question: �what is this stuff, where does it come from?
>
> --
> Rich

I am thinking it is the center of a flower of a palm... but I bet I am
wrong... they are great in salads, but I have no idea of what else to
use them in.

Rosie

In article >, rosie > wrote:
>On Jan 7, 3:57=EF=BF=BDam, RichD > wrote:
>> I just recently discovered hearts of palm, very good
>> in salads! =EF=BF=BDIt reminds me of artichokes.
>>
>> My question: =EF=BF=BDwhat is this stuff, where does it come from?
>
>I am thinking it is the center of a flower of a palm... but I bet I am
>wrong...

You win. ;-)

>they are great in salads, but I have no idea of what else to use them in.
<quoting>
Heart of palm, also called palm heart, palmito, chonta or swamp
cabbage, is a vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud
of certain palm trees (notably the coconut (Cocos nucifera), Palmito
Juçara (Euterpe edulis), Açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea), sabal (Sabal
spp.) and pejibaye (Bactris gasipaes) palms). It is costly because
harvesting in the wild kills the tree. Heart of palm is often eaten in
a salad, sometimes called "millionaire's salad," and also in
vegetarian spreads.
</quoting>

Ref: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_palm>

And, as that ref goes on to say, it's not such a serious matter with
the commercial varieties which are self-suckering and produce multiple
stems. So harvesting a few doesn't kill the whole plant.

You can find a few recipes at the bottom of this page:

<http://tinyurl.com/2uv6eg> or try

<http://gourmetsleuth.com/equivalents_substitutions.
asp?index=H&tid=719>

They all seem to be crustacean salads of one sort or another (but I
didn't check out the "view more recipes" link).

Cheers, Phred.

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LID

On Jan 7, 5:11Â*am, rosie > wrote:
> On Jan 7, 3:57�am, RichD > wrote:
>
> > I just recently discovered hearts of palm, very good
> > in salads! �It reminds me of artichokes.
>
> > My question: �what is this stuff, where does it come from?
>
> > --
> > Rich
>
> I am thinking it is the center of a flower of a palm... but I bet I am
> wrong... they are great in salads, but I have no idea of what else to
> use them in.
>
> Rosie

They're pretty good just as an antipasto item, served with mini
toasted bread rounds or crackers.

N.

On Jan 7, 5:11Â*am, rosie > wrote:
> On Jan 7, 3:57�am, RichD > wrote:
>
> > I just recently discovered hearts of palm, very good
> > in salads! �It reminds me of artichokes.
>
> > My question: �what is this stuff, where does it come from?
>
> > --
> > Rich
>
> I am thinking it is the center of a flower of a palm... but I bet I am
> wrong... they are great in salads, but I have no idea of what else to
> use them in.
>
> Rosie

They're pretty good just as an antipasto item, served with mini
toasted bread rounds or crackers.

N.

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
On Jan 7, 5:11 am, rosie > wrote:
> On Jan 7, 3:57?am, RichD > wrote:
>
> > I just recently discovered hearts of palm, very good
> > in salads! ?It reminds me of artichokes.
>
> > My question: ?what is this stuff, where does it come from?
>
> > --
> > Rich
>
> I am thinking it is the center of a flower of a palm... but I bet I am
> wrong... they are great in salads, but I have no idea of what else to
> use them in.
>
> Rosie

They're pretty good just as an antipasto item, served with mini
toasted bread rounds or crackers.

N.

After they're opened and put in the refrigerator, I'll reach into the jar
(with a fork, of course) and pull one out and eat it on the spot.
Yum!
Dee Dee