Last Chance Foods: What's That Smell?

Last Chance Foods: What's That Smell?

In some parts of the city, buried under all the snow, there hides a smelly treasure: ginkgo nuts. While the snow currently keeps many  from collecting the fruit from city sidewalks and parks, the trees will continue producing through the winter. Ginkgo nuts, primarily used in Asian dishes, can be found in Chinatown through February and forager “Wildman” Steve Brill says that he’s sometimes even found the nuts in Central Park in early March.