Sea Vegetable
Glasswort
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Glasswort names Salicornia historically used in glassmaking soda ash and as food—same salty succulent. Culinary glasswort is young shoots. Salads when tender; quick cook. Historical name still on forage lists. Clean grit from marsh harvests.
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CrispHistoricalHistorical NameSaltySalty SucculentSucculentYoung Shoots
History
Glasswort industrial and food uses overlapped in coastal Europe.
Foragers used glasswort interchangeably with marsh samphire for Salicornia.