Hemp: Gastronomic Uses of a Much Vilified Plant

Hemp is the oldest useful plant in the world, it has been processed and utilised in many different ways by all kinds of cultures since time immemorial. In addition to the use of the female hemp plant as an intoxicant and medicine (think cannabis), hemp (from the male plant) can be processed into flour and oil, drunk as tea, woven into textiles, braided into ropes, used for heat insulation and as an industrial lubricant, processed into paper, cosmetics and cleaning agents and can be used as biofuel.