Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
Spring foraging brings wild plants directly from the countryside to the kitchen. In Malta, Warren J Bugeja, expert of our Maltese partner organisation explores this tradition through seasonal ingredients including young nettles and wild asparagus. His recipe combines...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
Young nettle leaves are surprisingly versatile in the kitchen. They can be used to make soup, pesto, green pasta or ravioli fillings, as well as herbal tea. When gathering and preparing nettles, choose the smaller, tender leaves. Wear gloves when pulling or cutting...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
Nettle, often stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), appears in popular culture mainly as a symbol of pain, protection, resilience, and folklore, with metaphorical uses outnumbering literal depictions. Film Short films like “Nettles” (2018) by Raven Jackson...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
Ubiquitous when in season and in recorded use as far back as the Bronze Age (circa 3000 BC – 1200 BC), nettles have often substituted for spinach and other leafy greens, providing a source of nutrition for starving peasants in times of famine. Dioscorides...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
As an infusion To soothe chill blains (esp. when houses were cold). Boil nettles, leave to cool then aching toes and fingers soak in it Drunk to counteract anaemia (high in iron and chlorophyll, has a chemical constitution resembling blood Tonic for stomach, pancreas,...
