Got some spruce tips, but they basically have no flavor. Am I picking at the wrong time? Or maybe it’s just a bland tree?

  • rhythmisaprancer
    3•1 month ago

    I find that the flavor varies on the age of the tips (assuming you are picking new, soft growth). Older tips, not quite “hard” yet, are different than very young and small tips. Perhaps it is too soon? Where I am at, spruce trees are still under snow.

    • The Giant KoreanOPEnglish
      4•1 month ago

      Update: that was it! I tried a tip that was more developed and it had much more flavor. Kind of citrusy. Very good.

    • The Giant KoreanOPEnglish
      1•1 month ago

      That could be. I can try them again soon and see how they taste.