It will taste pithy, slightly bitter and astringent. As you chew for a minute or two the taste becomes sweet and refreshing. With sura, it's the aftertaste that counts. It does more than just taste nice, it makes your mouth smell good too. The inner bark can be dried and ground as a flour substitute.
Nibble sura leaves as a snack, or add to salads.
Leaves also blend well in herbal casseroles. These invitations should be delivered a few days before the field trip. This field trip should take place in the spring near your village where willows can be harvested. Students should review their recorded information within their journals as a guide for what and how to harvest and prepare the edible plant parts of willow. Students need to estimate how much of each part of the willow they will need to gather to provide enough food for sharing.