Thread: Urtica ferox / ongaonga /tree nettle

We ate a ton of stinging nettle in Nepal. Was on a 6 week trek in the early 1980's and the porters were sent out each evening with a basket on their heads and a stick with a fork split into the end. They would snap the stinging nettle off at ground level with the stick, and shake it off into the basket. Boiled up it tasted like fish soup.

As a shrub it stung like buggery, just like ours does.

Originally Posted by XR500

We ate a ton of stinging nettle in Nepal. Was on a 6 week trek in the early 1980's and the porters were sent out each evening with a basket on their heads and a stick with a fork split into the end. They would snap the stinging nettle off at ground level with the stick, and shake it off into the basket. Boiled up it tasted like fish soup.

As a shrub it stung like buggery, just like ours does.

yeah apparently the stingy bits on the edible variety's are made harmless during cooking - but our big onga onga not edible - well ya can try it -let us all know thats if ya not feeling to crook