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Wild hops is a delicious spring find that elevates any dish.
While not native to the UK, it has naturalised, meaning it isn't invasive so no need to eradicate it from our countryside.

Hops flowers are a powerful sedative and can have some drastic relaxation and drowsy effects on people, making the flowers a wonderful nighttime tea. The young shoots that we talk about here, however, do not have quite the same effects. They are a delicious, juicy vegetable that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Make sure to cook the hops shoots before eating as they are incredibly bitter and difficult to swallow. Cooking the shoots wilts down the sticky barbs, making the mouth feel much more pleasant as well as removing that bitter taste.

To make scrambled hops shoot tofu:
Collect 10-15 young hops shoots
Dice 1 shallot and 3 cloves of garlic
Add the shallot to a buttered pan and let fry for 3 minutes
Add the garlic and roughly shopped hops shoots, cook for a further 5 minutes
Squeeze over silken tofu and a mix of spices (paprika, salt, pepper, dried herbs, garlic)
Stir frequently as the mixture cooks down and all the liquid has evaporated
Serve on toast with a drizzle of truffle oil and a squeeze of lemon

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