Vitamins and Minerals
Fiddlehead contains potassium, anti-oxidants, omega 3-fatty acids iron, Vitamin C, niacin, and potassium.
Essential to (Body parts/Functions)
Fiddleheads are highly useful to lose weight. It also can fight against infections and save you from many serious diseases like cancer. These are also good for maintaining blood pressure. Fiddleheads have anti-cancer properties. The also stimulates the production of a red blood cells. Fiddleheads are also useful for promoting eye health.
Origin and Usage
Fiddlehead is native to Canada. It was the people of eastern Canada who harvested this vegetable and later introduced the vegetable to the other world. It b belongs to the family Onocleaceae. It is a sweet vegetable. Fiddlehead is grassy and snappy. It is used steamed, boiled, and sautéed. Fiddlehead is used with butter, lemon, garlic, and mayonnaise.
Varieties and types
Fiddlehead has three types. Ostrich fern Matteucia struthiopteris, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, and bracken fern Pteridium aquilinum.
Cultural value
Chinese people believed that two Chinese princes survived exile in the wilderness on a diet of fiddleheads.