I’m not sure why anyone would want to eat stinging nettles. The forager will most certainly get stung, and their texture when cooked is like chalky wool. Their taste is described at best as herbal and at worst like gym socks. But people do, perhaps because nettles are a quintessential symbol of spring. Their sting reminds us that the days of dark and damp are coming to an end.
To their credit, nettles are also…