I am 63 years old. I want to tell you what we ate as street children in the Soviet era. It grows everywhere, but many people do not know its power.
The plant shown in the image is Common Mallow (Malva neglecta), a wild herb that has been widely consumed for centuries, especially during times of scarcity or by those with limited resources. In the Soviet era, as in many other periods of hardship, children and adults alike relied on such wild edibles for sustenance. Why … Lire plus