the furled baby fern, or fiddlehead. It looks like the scrolled top of a violin and tastes a little like asparagus. You can find them now in Vermont. Chef Ryan O'Malley, of Elements Food and ...

Curious about these whimsical vegetables? We've got the answers. If you think ferns are only good for decorating office lobbies, you're wrong. They are also the source of one of the most whimsical ...

But among foragers, there's another beloved veggie that shows up in abundance every spring: fiddlehead ferns. These ferns can also be found in home gardens, and although they're primarily grown ...

Fiddleheads are the whimsical, tightly coiled spiral of fern sprouts that push their way up from under the layers of winter debris on the forest floor. They are also a regional and seasonal ...

THESE are fiddlehead ferns, known in Malay as pucuk paku and, in Cantonese, paku choy. The English name comes from the resemblance to the coiled tops of fiddles or violins. Essentially ...

A dish made of fiddlehead ferns, duck confit and pasta is prepared by O'Malley. Just after the snow melts, but long before the last frost, hardy New Englanders take to moist meadows and muddy ...