posted 8 years ago
The wildlife people tried to convince us to eat Scotch broom buds as capers. Nobody did because they taste bad. Capers grow best in dry places. I don't live in one, so I buy them when I need them. I make sauerkraut and it doesn't have to be a tiny bud/berry to have it's flavor. I ferment many things that taste bad or are too fibrous until fermented, like broccoli stems, cauliflower stems, kale stems, amla, turmeric, lower asparagus shoots, etc. Some things like broccoli, beets and cabbage are barely tolerable raw but really good fermented.
John S
PDX OR