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I've been squirrel mode for weeks tasting bur oaks for the poor proles almanac bur oak contest. Link below.
Anyway, today I found some that I can eat without processing that taste good. I might describe them as peanut-ey, though not quite as sweet.
Like chestnuts and other nut trees, oaks have been historically and will continue to be an important food source for people in the future as climates shift.
Bur oaks are almost certainly a crop that was managed generationally for higher production and better flavor by Indigenous people of Turtle Island.
This contest is trying to find the best tasting and largest (not necessarily at the same time) fruits of that labor and move them north into new range to help in a changing climate, and sharing the best with community.
#oak #trees #acorn #climatechange
https://sites.google.com/view/ppasites/the-bur-oak-acorn-competition
@joelmeador@kolektiva.socialI am also taste testing chinquapin oaks this year, many of which also should be edible with no processing. Haven't found one yet, but it's still early for their acorns.