How to cook sumac

Staghorn sumac is a tree found literally everywhere in Quebec. Open your eyes and you'll be able to spot sumac in the park, on the road or in your backyard! The cone-shaped bunches are covered with small, hairy fruits. These are edible and deliciously local.  The fruit of the sumac vine is a small, hairy fruit that tastes like lemon.

One way to eat it is ground, as in the first recipe, or whole, as in the second. So here are our favorite sumac delights!

1. Grilled Lettuce and Summer Vegetables with Sumac
   
   This recipe was developed by Épices du Cru, connoisseurs of local and international flavors located at Marché Jean-Talon. You'll need ground sumac for seasoning!
   
   Consult the grilled lettuce recipe

    

2. Sumacade: Sumac lemonade
   
   Making this lemonade is sure to amuse young and old alike! It's important to note that sumac fruits are ready for picking around the beginning of July. You can taste the fruit before removing the cone completely. They should be quite acidic. Depending on the maceration time, you'll obtain a pale or dark pink lemonade.
   Consult the sumacade recipe