Skikkelig kortreist.
– Kjenn den duften. Hege er full av entusiasme når hun heller kokende vann over en bunt med grantreskudd. Vi hadde en frokostprat rundt kortreist mat og Hege ville vise meg hvor kortreist hun mente. I hagen har vi et grantre med knallgrønne skudd og midt under frokosten løp Hege ut og klippet av noen granskudd. Litt kokende vann og vips – et kopp med grante. Det luktet litt jul, og en svak smak av gran ble liggende på tungen. Og – når vi først var i gang planla vi kveldens grillmiddag – med Gransalt. Tror det blir bra, men fasiten har vi i kveld.
Really local food
– Can you smell that ? Hege’s voice is filled with enthusiasm as she pours hot water over a bunch of pine needles. It started with a breakfast table conversation about locally produced food and Hege wanted to see how local we could get. In our yard we have a fir tree with fresh, bright green needles. Hege went to collect a few and a couple of minutes later we tasted pine needle tea. It smelled a bit like Christmas, and it’s a recommended recipe from us to you. Once we got started we decided to try our hand at some pine tree salt as well. See below for the recipe.
Pine needle salt: Rinse pine needles under water and dry them on a towel. Grind pine needles and sea salt in a blender. Put the salt mix on a paper towel or baking parchment and let it dry. Turn occasionally. You can also flavour the mix with other spices like chili, cumin, ground mustard seeds, or juniper.