Fiddleheads

Every spring, a generational delicacy comes to life in Maine, and people outside of the state just don't understand it.

Fiddleheads are extremely popular in Maine, however, this is one tradition that I personally will not be trying.

I'm no fiddlehead foraging expert, but Pineland Farms is - and here's what I learned.

We all know and (some of us) love the quintessential Maine summer staple, fiddleheads. Watch them get harvested, cleaned, and cooked in Jeremy T. Grant's video of the whole process!

I took the plunge and the results are in.

Ah, yes, those delicious little ferns can be found all over Maine, but only for a very short time. "Fiddleheads are the coiled tips of young ostrich ferns that grow near brooks, rivers and lakes in Maine during late April, May and early June, depending on when the snow has melted," an article on VisitMaine...

These fiddlehead dishes prepared in Maine, by Mainers, and at Maine restaurants might turn any anti-Fiddlehead freak into a fern's best friend.