Good King Henry

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flaminica
flaminica Posts: 304 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Blitum bonus-henricus. Also known as Poor Man's Asparagus, Fat Hen or Lincolnshire Spinach. It's a member of the Goosefoot family, and a Eurasian relative of quinoa.

I started growing this in the spring and it's become a green leafy addition to soups, stews, eggs and stir-frys. I stumped the MFP database, which had no listing for it. After a bit of digging I've added Henry to the database.

Is anyone else growing or using this delightful vegetable? I'd love to hear any feedback to improve the entry. If you have better, more complete nutritional info, or can offer corrections to the entry, please let me know. Also recipe ideas!

About the plant: http://tcpermaculture.blogspot.ca/2012/02/permaculture-plants-good-king-henry.html
Source for the nutritional info: http://www.healthyfig.com/good-king-henry/

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  • geneticsteacher
    geneticsteacher Posts: 623 Member
    Thanks, flaminica! This is one I have not seen. I may have to order some seeds.
  • Tubbs216
    Tubbs216 Posts: 6,597 Member
    Interesting! I hadn't heard of that. What's the flavour like?
  • flaminica
    flaminica Posts: 304 Member
    Tubbs216 wrote: »
    Interesting! I hadn't heard of that. What's the flavour like?

    Raw, it's slightly bitter and should not be eaten in large quantities but can add complexity to a salad. Boiled it's like spinach but a bit stronger and sharper. I've not tried the shoots or flowers yet because my patch isn't mature enough.

  • Furbuster
    Furbuster Posts: 254 Member
    I do - I live in Lincolnshire :)
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    Neat! I like your garden labeling system. :)
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