You"re officially on notice: Fiddlehead season is about to ramp up! Foragers already know that spring is the best time to find this delicacy in the wild. Fiddlehead fern fronds are one of the first fresh vegetables ready for the yearly harvest. Eaten in Europe, Asia, and North America for centuries, fiddleheads are not only tasty but are also nutritious: They"re a source of antioxidants and omega fatty acids, as well as iron and fiber. When cooked, fiddleheads are said to have a somewhat nutty, grassy flavor akin to a cross between spinach and asparagus.
Fiddlehead fern fronds
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National Lighthouse Day
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Badlands National Park turns 44
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Winter at Valley Forge
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Kiteboarding and windsurfing in Croatia
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Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
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Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
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National Park Week: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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Staring down winter
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Mysterious prairie mounds abound
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Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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Talk like a pirate—or walk the plank
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Naxos in the Cyclades Islands of Greece
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Back to the nest
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The buzz about bees
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Mercury in retrograde
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And to think that I saw it in Cappadocia
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Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany
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Papagayo Beach, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
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Salmon return to the Copper River
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Castle ruins on the island of Halki, Greece
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Birds of a feather
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Happy Thanksgiving
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A river runs through it
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Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico
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