tomomi Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 See the screen shot - it says horse tails on the packet!! [ATTACH]5125[/ATTACH] 土筆! Do you eat them there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 土筆! Do you eat them there? Real horse tails? :shocked: No - we don't - what are they really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I haven't seen Wolfs_cry in days and days and days....I wonder if my little package arrived yet? It's been...16 days! *sniff sniff* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomomi Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Real horse tails? :shocked: No - we don't - what are they really? I meant this: Are they available only in Asia? I haven't seen Wolfs_cry in days and days and days....I wonder if my little package arrived yet? It's been...16 days! *sniff sniff* Hope she and your MM are OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I meant this: Are they available only in Asia? Hope she and your MM are OK. We definately have those plants here in BC. They are called "Equisetum arvense" in latin They made us learn that one in my forest ecology class in first year They used to be the size of trees back in the days of the dinosaurs. I hope she is ok too...maybe it's just a long time to Scotland from Canada! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I meant this: Are they available only in Asia? I dont know what they are - they look a little like asparagus spears, but I don't think they are!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 They look like this when they are green though That photo you took some of them look very dry and wilted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 They look like this when they are green though That photo you took some of them look very dry and wilted What kind of plant are they - what will they taste like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 What kind of plant are they - what will they taste like? They are a small plant, grow in the wet soils, but I don't think they would taste very good!!!! The First Nations native indians used it to scrub dishes with. It's quite coarse grained, and I don't think you really want to eat it LOL As the plant dries, silica crystals that form in the stems and branches give the plant a scratching effect, thus accounting for its historic use in polishing metal, particularly pewter. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center; "Today, horsetail continues to have medicinal value. The plant's stems are rich in silica and silicic acids, which help mend broken bones and form collagen, an important protein found in connective tissue, skin, bone, cartilage, and ligaments. Therefore, horsetail is used as a supplement to treat and prevent osteoporosis." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Wow - I wonder what the horse-tails I have from Miina taste like!! Oh well - thats the fun of MM - trying different things!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Wow - I wonder what the horse-tails I have from Miinataste like!! Oh well - thats the fun of MM - trying different things!! I don't know! I've never even heard of them before, I guess they're a japanese thing. They have alot of interesting foods over there We have some japanese exchange students here in the dorms, and it's always neat when they get packages from home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomomi Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 They look like this when they are green though That photo you took some of them look very dry and wilted I didn't know they become like this when they are glown. Good lesson. What kind of plant are they - what will they taste like? Apparently, they eat them fried in batter(tempura) here - I've never tried though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I didn't know they become like this when they are glown.Good lesson. Apparently, they eat them fried in batter(tempura) here - I've never tried though. Wow!!! That would be tough to eat! LOL Its grainy like sand is inside the flesh of the plant, would feel VERY weird on the teeth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Wow!!! That would be tough to eat! LOL Its grainy like sand is inside the flesh of the plant, would feel VERY weird on the teeth! Is it definitely the same plant? It looks lovely in batter!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Is it definitely the same plant? It looks lovely in batter!!! Yep it is. When it gets close to the end of it's life, it loses the pretty green feathery bits and turns brown and grows that knobby bit at the top which is where it releases it's seeds from so that more horsetails can grow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petra Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Welcome to the biology thread Where is Bellatrix? My parcel should have arrived in these days! I havent seen her here for decades!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwalk174 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Welcome to the biology thread Where is Bellatrix? My parcel should have arrived in these days! I havent seen her here for decades!!! I'm about to send a package to her as well Did you already get yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Welcome to the biology thread Where is Bellatrix? My parcel should have arrived in these days! I havent seen her here for decades!!! I'm about to send a package to her as well Did you already get yours? She has not been on her since the 23rd of March!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petra Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 nope. i just received a PM days ago that she wouldnt have the time to go on the forums because her internet was broken or so. oh dear! bellatrix!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIINA Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 See the screen shot - it says horse tails on the packet!! [ATTACH]5125[/ATTACH] Wow - I wonder what the horse-tails I have from Miinataste like!! Oh well - thats the fun of MM - trying different things!! I didn't know it called horsetail in English! Those are all chocolates with a flavour of cherry. NOT horsetail taste!! I don't know! I've never even heard of them before, I guess they're a japanese thing. They have alot of interesting foods over there We have some japanese exchange students here in the dorms, and it's always neat when they get packages from home Well, it seems only Japan that people eat horsetail... from wiki: The plant contains several chemicals which can be used medicinally. It is rich in the minerals silicon (10%), potassium, and calcium, which gives it diuretic properties. It is prescribed to care for conjunctive tissues (cartilage, tendons, and bones) and also polyps, epistasis, and bleeding. The buds are eaten as a vegetable in Japan in spring time. It was also once used to polish pewter and wood (gaining the name pewterwort) and to strengthen fingernails. In herbalism it is used to treat kidney and bladder problems, gastro-enteritis, and prostate and urinary infections. Externally it is used for chilblains and wounds.[1] And someone found out that this plant is good for pollen allergy these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 well hello hello!!! can't wait till june! ? You don't have to wait until June, you guys are together now! :-) Apparently, they eat them fried in batter(tempura) here - I've never tried though. Fried plants! Now I've seen everything! Welcome to the biology thread Lol! It'd be one of the lesser random deviations of the MM thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agnieszka Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Apparently, they eat them fried in batter(tempura) here - I've never tried though. i have serious issues, i see chicken foot there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petra Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 As soon as Pink is back, we will need a new thread, I guess. She will be back soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcmlcm Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 My MM from Miina arrived yesterday!! All the lovely things http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s73/fincastle/Random/117.jpg Thanks again Miina xxxxxxxxx that's why i love Japan!!! I meant this: Are they available only in Asia? is it eatable? Fried plants! Now I've seen everything! how about fried banana, fried milk, fried soft shell crab i have serious issues, i see chicken foot there! i saw too:mf_rosetinted: my love again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 i have serious issues, i see chicken foot there! Me too! As soon as Pink is back, we will need a new thread, I guess. She will be back soon! Haha, getting ahead of ourselves? I thought it was 250 pages was the official limit. how about fried banana, fried milk, fried soft shell crab Bananas! Good point, I love friend bananas. But milk? How do you fry a liquid?? I also loooove fried Mars bar, has anyone had that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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