Summary
Once considered a coarse weed, mache is now a chic salad green. Before French farmers began cultivating it in the 17th century, mache (Valerianella locusta) was harvested from fields where it grew among cereal crops like corn, rye, and wheat--hence one of its common names, corn salad. Cohoon details how to appreciate this delicacy.
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Mild Mâche
Once considered a coarse weed, mâche (mahsh) is now a chic salad green. Before French farmers began cultivating it in the 17th century, mâche (Va...
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