[NatureNS] fiddleheads as food

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Hello,

See also:
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/00vol26/dr2620ea.html
<http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/00vol26/dr2620ea.html>for a
short article entitled FOOD POISONING ASSOCIATED WITH THE INGESTION OF
FIDDLEHEADS - QUEBEC 1999
and two Health Canada Web pages available here:

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/kitchen-cuisine/fiddlehead-fougere-eng.php

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2009/2009_79-eng.php

All the best,

Ron

2010/5/15 Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>

> Hi Jane,
>
> On 15-May-10, at 11:30 AM, david&jane schlosberg wrote:
>
>  A friend of mine, who has been eating fiddleheads for years, recently
> bought some and tried a new recipe involving marinating--but NOT
> cooking--them.  Both she and her husband were quite ill afterwards.  Do any
> of you know anything about what might have contributed to their distress?
> Of course, it might simply have been contaminating bacteria that got on them
> from the handling, but could there be something in them that gets destroyed
> during cooking?
>
>
> Fiddlehead contain significant amounts of phenolic compounds. In addition
> to the various carotenoids, this gives them significant anti-oxidant
> properties (twice that of blueberries). However, its been my understanding
> that these levels of phenols are high enough that they can also be
> problematic for digestion. When I was doing research on these many years ago
> it was recommended to me that fiddlehead always be boiled (at least for a
> short time) since phenols are water soluble and quickly leach out of the
> plant tissues (the dark colour that water becomes after boiling fiddleheads
> for a short time). For that reason they should never be simply stir-fried,
> or marinated without having parboiled them first to remove the phenols.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
>
> Christopher Majka
> Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2G5
> c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca
>
> *Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?* - Stanislaw Lec
>
>
>
>


-- 
Ronald G. Arsenault
Memramcook, N.B.

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Hello,<div><br></div><div>See also: =A0<a href=3D"http://www.phac-aspc.gc.c=
a/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/00vol26/dr2620ea.html">http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publ=
icat/ccdr-rmtc/00vol26/dr2620ea.html</a></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.ph=
ac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/00vol26/dr2620ea.html"></a>for a short art=
icle entitled=A0<span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Aria=
l, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><h2 style=3D"background-image:=
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FOOD POISONING ASSOCIATED WITH THE INGESTION OF FIDDLEHEADS - QUEBEC 1999</=
h2><div>and two=A0Health=A0Canada Web pages available here:</div><div><br><=
/div><div><a href=3D"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/kitchen-cuisine/f=
iddlehead-fougere-eng.php">http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/kitchen-cui=
sine/fiddlehead-fougere-eng.php</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisor=
ies-avis/_2009/2009_79-eng.php">http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/adviso=
ries-avis/_2009/2009_79-eng.php</a></div><div><br></div><div>All the best,<=
/div>
<div><br></div><div>Ron</div></span><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2010/5/1=
5 Christopher Majka <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.symp=
atico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex;">
<div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">Hi Jane,<div><br><div><div class=3D"im"=
><div>On 15-May-10, at 11:30 AM, david&amp;jane schlosberg wrote:</div><br>=
<blockquote type=3D"cite"> <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> <div><span>=
<font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">A friend of mine, who has=
 been eating fiddleheads for years, recently bought some and tried a new re=
cipe involving marinating--but NOT cooking--them.=A0 Both she and her husba=
nd were quite ill afterwards.=A0 Do any of you know anything about what mig=
ht have contributed to their distress?=A0 Of course, it might simply have b=
een contaminating bacteria that got on them from the handling, but=A0could =
there=A0be something in them that gets destroyed during cooking?</font></sp=
an></div>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>Fiddlehead contain significant=
 amounts of phenolic compounds. In addition to the various carotenoids, thi=
s gives them significant anti-oxidant properties (twice that of blueberries=
). However, its been my understanding that these levels of phenols are high=
 enough that they can also be problematic for digestion. When I was doing r=
esearch on these many years ago it was recommended to me that fiddlehead al=
ways be boiled (at least for a short time) since phenols are water soluble =
and quickly leach out of the plant tissues (the dark colour that water beco=
mes after boiling fiddleheads for a short time). For that reason they shoul=
d never be simply stir-fried, or marinated without having parboiled them fi=
rst to remove the phenols.=A0</div>
</div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div><br><br><d=
iv> <span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:=
&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant:n=
ormal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-alig=
n:auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:=
0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">
<div><span style=3D"font-size:14px"><div>Christopher Majka</div><div>Halifa=
x, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2G5</div><div><a href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympa=
tico.ca" target=3D"_blank">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</a></div><div><br></div>=