DULUTH -- One of the first and tastiest harbingers of spring makes its appearance at this time of year. As bloodroot blossoms, ferns begin to wake from their winter nap. The plentiful ostrich fern ...

Blink, and they're gone. That's if you see them at all. Fiddlehead ferns are an elusive joy of spring for those who like to forage in the forest for their food -- or for those who know of a farm stand ...

Have you ever eaten a fiddlehead fern before? They’re really a gourmet delight. Among the earliest edible items you can forage from a forest (or better still, from your backyard), fiddleheads have ...

Fiddleheads taste fresh and green, with a flavour similar to asparagus, green peas or green beans. There is one difference — they need to be cooked before you eat them. (Julie Van Rosendaal/CBC - ...

Despite a return to winter temps, a sign that spring is here is the appearance of fiddlehead ferns on Chicago menus. The elusive spring green is a chef favorite that’s often harvested in early May, ...

Chances are, you're spotting piles of fiddleheads at your farmer's market or in the produce aisle right about now. What are they? The coil-shaped greens are the unopened young fronds of the ostrich ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many, it's the first feed of lobster, the first round of golf or the first tulips in bloom. But for some, one of the best ...

Most Ravenous Runner posts are about a specific dish. This one will be a little different, in that it's about a vegetable you may have never heard about. Fiddleheads are the coiled fronds of the ...

One of the first and tastiest harbingers of spring makes its appearance at this time of year. As bloodroot blossoms, ferns begin to wake from their winter nap. The plentiful ostrich fern pokes its ...