The local people like the fruits directly from the shrub, but they can also be processed to confectionery and fruit schnapps.
Many plants with aromatic leaves are called “laurel” or “bay”, but none of them taste like true laurel.
In contrast to many other cereals, oats do not need to be peeled, only dehulled. Oats are always a wholemeal product and therefore rich in vitamins, minerals and fibres.
The milk thistle is extremely thorny, but culinarily it is like a small artichoke: The base of the bud is edible.
In addition to the flower buds of milk thistle, which are comparable to artichokes in culinary way, the large, wavy leaves with numerous thorns are also edible.