There
are more and more demands for dishes from wild grown herbs
Despite the fact that in Istria there are around 600 different sorts
of edible wild grown herbs, only 25% are consumed and used in diet.
According
to Franko Zgrabić, one of the most educated pickers of edible herbs in
Istria, the reason for this is the fact that the working man does not
have much time for walking and familiarizing himself with products of
nature, that is to slowly consume anything but so called fast-food. However,
things are improving, in recent years people have expressed more interest
in consuming different sorts of edible herbs, weather in liquid, salads
or as «green» side dish.
The cook Josip Pino Kuhar calls wild grown edible herbs a food of the
future. However, due to their undisputed quality, specific climate in
which they are sprouted, seldom and scarcely, their recipes and technique
of preparation they are often inaccessible to those who would like to
taste them. On the other hand, wild grown edible herbs prepared in restaurants
and farms are more and more appreciated and sought out along the culinary
map of Istria.
