Triglochin
COMMON NAME
Water Ribbons, Swamp arrowgrass, creek lily.
TRADITIONAL USE
Aborigines would roast the bland starchy tubers, pound them into a paste and feed to teething babies and the elderly. The raw or roaster tubers were also eaten by adults, and were probably an important staple food throughout much of Australia (Low, 1991).
PART USED
Tubers.
SEASONALITY
All year round.
FLAVOUR PROFILE
Tubers vary from bland (Low, 1991), to crisp and sweet (Zola & Gott, 1992:12).
The small green fruits which develop on the spike are worth eating … and have a pleasant taste of fresh peas.’ (Cribb & Cribb, 1987:176)
USES
Tubers: Steam, roast or eat raw.
Berries: eat raw.