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légumeamer · vert · de sève laiteuse · minéral · herbeux

Pissenlit

Gratuite en avril, amère tous les mois. La mauvaise herbe que les voisins paient pour faire arracher.

on its own
0.0sour
0.0sweet
1.0savoury
4.0bitter
0.0umami
order · canon first

1 of these 11 are wild — theory says yes, nobody has cooked them. why →

11 pairings for Pissenlit.

Ail

common

Sulfur pungency sits over bitterness instead of under it.

Fat is the only solvent that thins the bitter without removing it.

Anchois

common

The most aggressive of the bitter greens needs the most salt. Two fillets, wilted in, not chopped over.

Citron

common

Acid gives the tongue somewhere else to be.

Sauteed with heat, the way southern Italy handles every bitter weed.

Salt and citrus in one ingredient, which is exactly the two fixes.

Bière

rare

Hops and dandelion share bitter isomers. Braised in it, it stops fighting.

Sap against sap. Sweeten the wilt and the weed becomes a vegetable.