there's a seasonal food grown in Maine, it has a funny name "____head" it's usually eaten pickled. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Fiddlehead ferns are picked (never heard of pickling them). They have a short season in the spring in New England. They have a longer season and are more plentiful in the south. They grow wild at the side of the road. They are delicious (taste sort of like asparagus)

Here is a picture of fiddleheads and a history:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.offthebone.net/wp-content/pictures/fiddles2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.offthebone.net/%3Fp%3D40&h=400&w=300&sz=98&hl=en&start=5&tbnid=FZTJ2-5Kzer87M:&tbnh=124&tbnw=93&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfiddlehead%2Bferns%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DISO-8859-1%26sa%3DG

And here are some recipes
http://www.wild-harvest.com/pages/fiddlehead.htm

Answer 2

I've lived in Maine for my entire life, and have no idea what you're referring to. We pickle cucumbers, and there is pickled tripe, which is from a cow's stomach, and there is hog's head cheese, which is a loaf made from the meat from a pig's head (not really a cheese) That would be made in the fall when the pig is slaughtered, and probably what you're looking for, but it's not pickled. (and fiddleheads aren't pickled either)

Answer 3

I think you're talking about fiddleheads, but I've never heard of pickling them. Usually just steam them and add some butter.

Answer 4

I seem to think it "fiddleheads". I've never seen them or eaten them....I live in the midwest, but I've seen them on the Food Network. Could this be what your thinking of?

Answer 5

Fiddleheads? They're green spirally vegetables.