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[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Did the Dutch confuse them for dandelions?

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is some etymological debate on the subject. Some sources say they were ground to a paste and administered for diuretic effect, the same as the flower.

However it's not a common bit of knowledge or myth, so some etymologists say that the weird has formed in Dutch separately to French.

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I know some fancy restaurants have served them as miniature backyard shrimp.