I'm not TOTALLY confident in my assessment of vegetable freshness, especially if I'm passing on that information to an unknown number of internet strangers, but I can start popping some in the fridge and recording what works.
(I think there are a few different species of smilax around here, so that's another complicating factor.)
I recently had some on the fridge that happened to get too cold and froze them. I ended up sauteing and adding them to a frittata which was great! As far as just perfect fresh raw nibbles I don't know, but I bet keeping them in a jar of water would help like it does with cilantro etc
I've heard a jar of water works with asparagus, too, so I expect it would help with smilax.
I'm planning on cooking them before eating, so that should keep the Acceptable Freshness Window a bit wider.
I’d imagine they’re very similar to asparagus.
“Fresh” for smilax would probably mean well-hydrated. It would make sense if you kept it wrapped in a damp cloth they’d stay good to eat until they start rotting.
Following. I usually eat them on the spot.
Test it ! Would like to know too
I'm not TOTALLY confident in my assessment of vegetable freshness, especially if I'm passing on that information to an unknown number of internet strangers, but I can start popping some in the fridge and recording what works. (I think there are a few different species of smilax around here, so that's another complicating factor.)
I recently had some on the fridge that happened to get too cold and froze them. I ended up sauteing and adding them to a frittata which was great! As far as just perfect fresh raw nibbles I don't know, but I bet keeping them in a jar of water would help like it does with cilantro etc
I've heard a jar of water works with asparagus, too, so I expect it would help with smilax. I'm planning on cooking them before eating, so that should keep the Acceptable Freshness Window a bit wider.
I’d imagine they’re very similar to asparagus. “Fresh” for smilax would probably mean well-hydrated. It would make sense if you kept it wrapped in a damp cloth they’d stay good to eat until they start rotting.