Pineapple weed
파인애플 위드
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original file (Wikimedia Commons)
A small weed that grows in hard soil in parking lots and by roadsides. Rub the flowers and they smell strongly of pineapple. It's a relative of chamomile, so tea brewed from the flowers is a sweet chamomile tea that smells of pineapple.
Flavor and aroma
- The flowers smell of pineapple and chamomile and are gently sweet.
- The leaves are slightly more bitter than the flowers.
Fun facts
- Its flowers have no petals, just the yellow center.
- It's in the same genus as the chamomile drunk as tea (Matricaria recutita).
- It comes from North America and Northeast Asia, but now grows by roadsides all over the world.
In the kitchen
Raw
- Add the flowers to salads. Older flowers can be bitter.
Drinks
- Pour boiling water over 1 tablespoon of fresh flowers or 1–2 teaspoons of dried flowers for tea. Honey, lemon and mint are nice additions, and it's good cold too.
Goes well with
HoneyLemonMint
Tips
- Pick the flowers when they're yellowish-green and strongly scented.
Season
We're still checking the season. We'll add it once we find a source.
Details
- Korean name
- 파인애플 위드
- English names
- pineapple weed, wild chamomile, disc mayweed
- Scientific name
- Matricaria discoidea
- Former scientific names
- Matricaria matricarioides
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Matricaria
Cautions
Avoid it if you're allergic to ragweed or plants in the daisy family. Plants growing by roads or walking paths may be contaminated with pet waste or pesticides, so don't pick them there.
Show sources for this page
References for this herb
- Wikipedia(Plants of the World Online 인용)
- Wild Food UK
- Foraging Course Company
- Common Sense Home
- Midwest Permaculture
Name and classification
Photo
Krzysztof Ziarnek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original file (Wikimedia Commons)