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Food

Less formal parts of First Nations culture, which might be
unfamiliar to a non-Indigenous person, are the delicious foods
traditionally prepared on the island. For example, we are fond of
“chow chow”—green tomatoes from the store or garden that we
can and preserve with pickling spice and vinegar. Some folks still
harvest produce off the land, including wild leeks. Our people
have always favoured berries, and although we can easily get
them from supermarkets and local berry farms, some of us
harvest berries that grow wild on the island.

The Spring Beauty wildflower can be harvested for its edible flower and root. The root is similar
in size to a radish or small potato but tastes like a sweet chestnut.

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