Dandelion Flowers: Three Ways to Deep Fry Dandelion Flowers
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- In this video, I show you three ways that I have enjoyed dandelion flowers - deep-fried! I know that I shouldn't be eating deep-fried food all that often. But there's no getting around it -- deep-fried dandelion flowers are good. So I try to limit eating them this way, to the peak dandelion flower season. The rest of the time, I eat dandelion flowers in healthier ways, like in salads, omelettes, and more salads.
To pick the dandelion flowers, I look for big flowers that are fully open, in their prime. I could just pull their heads off by hand, but I find it goes a lot faster to just touch their stems with a sharp knife.
I can tell, for sure, that there are real dandelions and not one of the look-alikes that I'll show in future videos. Real dandelions can have a bunch of flowers, but each flower is on their own stem, that comes out of the center of the base of the plant. Real dandelions only have one flower on each stem, and that stem is hollow. It's easiest to cut the flower heads off and then clean them up back in the kitchen.
I let the flowers sit awhile to let any insects of spiders wander off on their own. I take off the sepals, or the little green fringe under the flowers, because it's bitter. If a flower falls apart while I'm messing with it, I just set it aside to use the petals separately. This seems like it might be tedious work, but it goes pretty quickly, and I shouldn't be eating that many deep-fried dandelion flowers, anyway.
Here some the deep fry! I just mix an egg, buttermilk, and some flour until it's thin enough to dip the dandelion flowers. I put the dipped flowers in a cast iron skillet with an inch or two of hot cooking oil, like sunflowers or vegetable oil.The oil is hot, but not smoking hot. I let the fried flowers sit on a towel or paper towel to let them drain a bit.
For the second way, I go back to the thick batter I abandoned earlier and mix in the loose flower petals I had abandoned, too. I mix them both to make a dandelion flower fritter. I cook them in the cast iron skillet and hot oil, just the same way as before, although it takes longer than those little flowers - they cooked fast!
The third way gives the dandelion flowers a completely different flavor! They aren't donuts - they have a great mushroom flavor, it's amazing! The batter is a thin flour and water mixture, like a tempura batter. I use a real deep fryer. In the deep fryer, the dandelions cook more evenly and with the thin batter, the flavor of the dandelions comes through a lot more.
The deep fryers are nice because you an set the oil to a constant temperature - I think I used 300 to 350 degrees for these flowers. I put the cooked flowers on a towel or paper towel, the same way as before. Dandelions flowers cooked this way are really good! And they go perfectly well with soup or chili, and a good beer.
But don't forget that dandelion flowers are healthier as part of a good salad made from weeds or as part of a wild weed omelette.
I hope you get to enjoy dandelion flowers one way or another sometime soon.
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I just tried this tonight as the dandelions have just come into bloom this week.Pulled a few of the green "fringe"off seemed tedious so barely cleaned the rest. Had a dozen blooms to try out. Heated up the big cast iron pan with a little olive oil and dipped them in a thin cornstarch-flour batter.sprinkled a little Adobe seasoning when done. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you...this was THE best ! a big hit with the family( especially a discerning 14yr old who about devoured them all!). I'm sure for now on we'll be picking every dandelion we see! Great channel Chris, can't wait to see more! Thanks would have never thought of this idea or seen it anywhere else,
You're welcome -- and thank you for that taste review of the dandelion flowers! Your adjustments to the general idea sound really good -- olive oil, with a real Tempura batter, and seasoning. Thanks for those details. Your review and ideas will help other people appreciate these great plants. I'm glad your 14yr old enjoyed them, too. Happy foraging!
Oooh, you guys have sure kicked up consuming dandelion flowers a few notches! Thanks for the tips! ♥️
It doesn't require you to eat a lot and washing in alkaline water gets rid of everything not wanted and yes, very tedious!
me too! i am trying all the dandelion stuff starting this week. dandelion fritters, salad, tea, honey, roots coffee. I made muffins from the left-over flower petals pulp. so good and its free.!
Dandelions; for "picky" eaters.😄
As a kid I would help my great grandma pick dandelion greens. She loved them...I didn't understand! She also made the most amazing smoked ham hocks and pigs feet in a rich reddish brown gravy and served it over rice. Freakin' delicious! I loved her to the moon and back.
That's such a great memory, Sylvia Young! I'm glad you helped her pick those dandelions. Her recipe sounds delicious, and would have been great with dandelion greens on the side! Thanks for sharing!
in the Netherlands it was called "molsla" translated "mole lettuce", its a pity that people now a days choose for supermarket crap and have forgotten the old knowledge of our grandparents it seemes..
I just tried these recipes for the first time tonight. My favorite was the fried dandelions and fried greens. But the fritters I put petals only and cut up dandelions greens were pretty yummy too. My son and I truly enjoyed them , my husband said “ well I don’t dislike them” 😉
Thanks for your taste review, Linda Johnson! Everyone has different tastes and preferences, so I appreciate reading what other people think about the flavors. I like the fried dandelions best, too. Enjoy your dandelions!
I've done all these methods,all good. this year I made egg foo young out of them,they were GREAT!
Thanks for that taste review! And for the idea of dandelion egg foo young! I'll have to try that myself. Thanks!
I am going to try this out as soon as the flowers come out. The dandelions are growing, just no flowers yet! Thank you.
I love your instructionals! I don't need any deep-fried anything, but those deep-fried dandelion blossoms sure look tempting!
Thanks! I do eat more dandelion flowers in salads and other, more healthy ways, haha. Keeping my fried blossom season to peak flowering season helps me limit myself at least. Gotta have some boundaries! ; )
I tried to use the leaves make soup and salad, and the flowers use for the tea is very good.The dandelion good for liver.
I hope you enjoyed the dandelion leaves, Tina T. And thanks for saying what you think of dandelion flower tea! It helps other people know it's OK to use dandelions. And I'm happy to know another fan of the dandelions! :D
I love it I love it I love it all of it, the commentary. the banjo music and of course the information. I'm new to learning about all these wild weeds. Without videos like this I would not have a clue. Thank you.
A beer batter would work well too. Mix beer with flour till you have you have a smooth batter. You can add seasonings, like Spike, to any batter too.
These look so good and I can’t wait to make them!! By any chance, do you know how much flower and butter milk you put in?
This is absolutely amazing !
You are amazing.
I have deep fried my dandelion flowers in egg & flour batter, breadcrumbs, & sometimes sprinkled them with parmesan cheese. I made Italian greens with cooked dandelion leaves mixed with cherry tomatoes, garlic, bacon and olive oil. I also made fresh green dandelion leaf salad. I have even made coffee from dandelion roots (it's actually quite good). And, of course..no meal is complete without a glass of homemade dandelion wine. The WHOLE dandelion flower is very special & useful to me. My neighbor's yards are all dandelion-free..apparently they hate dandelions. But my yard? Dandelions as far as the eye can see....except when removed for consumption! Such foolish neighbors I have. They don't know what they're missing..and I don't care to tell them. Lol.
You know what's good, that's for sure! Thanks for sharing how you enjoy so many parts of the dandelion plants! Those Italian greens sound so delicious! Dandelions are a mainstay for me, too. They are real food. It's amazing what people are missing out on -- all around them, free for the picking. And they are such pretty flowers, too. : )
@@HaphazardHomestead I just had dandelion greens with bacon, tomato, garlic & oil for dinner this evening. I had frozen some greens from last year. They were delicious!! My Nonna (Italian grandmother), taught me how to use all parts of the dandelion..when I was a child. One of the best lessons I ever learned..along with cattails, mustard greens, milk weeds, mushrooms & so many other wild edibles.
@Mountain Cup I have used the dandelion greens in quiche, instead of spinach. Yummy!!
I was told how to fry them, but so far I've just made jellies. I can't wait to try them
Dandelion jelly is a nice way to enjoy the flowers, for sure! That would be nice on the side with the deep fried dandelions. I'm excited for you to try them -- and let us all know your taste review. Happy dandelion picking!
@@HaphazardHomestead, certainly as they are in season now
I used to make dandelion wine, very nice fruity white wine. But you need a bucket of flower tops to get 16l (4.5 UK gallon= about 20 bottles but they go fast when the family knows about it). It had a hint of yellowish green color and nobody believed it was dandelion. The taste was like to German white wines. Due to my bloody knees... Now I wait for my grandchildren to grow up so the knowledge doesn't get lost.
That sounds good, Geoff Benoy! Children make good dandelion pickers, so I hope you will be back in the wine-making business soon! Maybe if you make the dandelion fritters, they won't mind that you use a lot of their harvest for the wine. ; )
Mouth watering, thanks for sharing, now I can clean my yard😂
Don't be afraid of the bugs on your flowers. They are harmless and you'll never notice them.
They add a zesty touch of protein 😉 😜
What about the bacteria inside the flower?
@@lucyyang3667 Soak the flower in vinegar for a few minutes. Bacteria all gone! 🙂🌹
@@lucyyang3667 possibly if you're eating them raw, but these are being deep fried, or cooked at high heat.
Bacteria won't be a concern.
You DO want to be careful not to harvest them where insecticides or chemical fertilizers have been used. Also don't gather from roadsides because of auto exhaust residue or herbicides used in road maintenance.
We use dandelions to make muffins and jelly 💛
Thanks for letting us all know how you like to use your dandelion flowers, MB1111. Those are both great ideas to try out!
The music was hilarious!
Glad you enjoyed my personal dandelion hoedown, lol. : )
Well, I was rebellious, What a time consuming thing to “clean” off each flower. ( been there done that) So….. I kept the (2-3 inch) stem on, didn’t wash the flower, Made a batter with confection sugar, held the stem to dip the flower, (keeping my fingers clean from the batter) , cut the flower off the stem over the oil… and there you go… I wanted a sweet snack so I also set a small bowl of syrup to dip the flower as I ate it.. 😊 more like a dandelion doughnut.
wash them leaf rosettes in cold running water and let them stay in cold water for a hour, and they will be less bitter..
I take the roots an make coffee an make wine out of the blooms
Yummy 😋
I am confounded. By taking something sooooo healthy and then frying!. There should be a hazzarous to your health waring. Nature can helpf us be healthy. BTW - I have worked in cardiology for 4 decades and I have seen many a cardiac bypass! To me , this is just like microwaving food. Taking something miraculous and healing and destroying all of the good benefits. I don ‘t understand the thinking of some people.
You may like my wild salads better than a video with "deep fry" in the title. I have a whole playlist of the wild salads. ua-cam.com/play/PLEGN8kE_KnjDPp18Eo0HbMT8x3FvGhBhY.html
I like your fork.
That came from my grandmother's childhood. I think of my grandmother when I use that fork. To me, it has a better heft and balance than modern forks. I use it regularly and it will still be good 3 or 4 or more generations after me, too. Thanks for noticing it!
Gobi Grey, I noticed the fork as well and also like the way Chris uses only vintage kitchenware.
Hi ! Anybody who know what's Good to eat Dandelion Flowers ? .
Thanks
Dandelion flowers are good, for sure! Any one of these 3 ways in the video are pretty tasty! I hope you get to try some yourself sometime! : )
I crispy fried some wild onions after finishing cooking my dandelions, then thought, what the heck... ! shucked an ear of corn and fried it lightly brown on the cob..yummy !
Our biggest challenge was trying not to harvest dandelion that got peed on by dogs.
haha, gotta watch out for that, for sure! ; )
I love the sound of her voice, it’s so relaxing to listen to her voice explaining everything ❤😊
Hi ! I'm a retired nurse in Charlotte NC. I found your site a few days ago and I love it 🌸
I've watched many of your videos in the last couple of days... Today I picked 102 dandelion blossoms out of my front and backyard and my next door neighbors yard. They were everywhere ! I got so excited.
I made sure to only pick every other one so as to leave the bees their share. I discovered that if I'm not going to cook them immediately, I had to turn them on their heads on a damp paper towel to keep them from closing up. I went to pick some yesterday, and found 2 ! Where did they go ???
I found that they close up in the early evening...not sure why, must just be a dandelion thing 😊
My yard is a half acre in a neighborhood built in the early 70s. Even tho there are major roads very nearby, we have an amazing amount of wild creatures ! Lots of deer, raccoons, possum, owls, several coyote..gotta keep little pets in at night. Huge snakes, turtles, 2 kinds of woodpeckers, mocking birds, and huge turkey vultures that glide in to clean up dead raccoons and such. Foraging in my yard and nearby woods is something have always wanted to do. Found a black walnut tree recently that I'll return to later in the year. Sorry for the long comment 😄
Thanks again for your channel !
PS.... Found jellyroll mushrooms on many many dead limbs on my property last month. Collected about a gallon of the wiggly things. When they dried on trays in my house, I ended up with almost a pint jar of little dry crumbles. The good thing is, when I'm ready to add to soups, I let them sit in water for about an hour. They plump right up to their original size
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Thanks for sharing some about yourself and your foraging, Kaa Pii. I think it helps people appreciate that wild food is real food for regular people. You are in a great location for some good foraging, pretty much all year long!
Nice haul on your dandelions and your mushrooms! Dandelions do close up every night. If you want to pick a lot of them just for the flower petals, it's a little trick to get them in the morning before they open up. It's less effort to get all the petals that way. You've got a nice tip for preserving your jellyroll mushrooms, too. It's amazing how many great wild edible mushrooms there are.
Happy foraging! And I hope you enjoy my future videos, too! Thanks for commenting!
Great instructional video. Our dandelions are still deep under snow here in Alaska but Spring is coming and I believe that I will be trying dandelion fritters again. Thanks for the reminder and inspiration my friend.
Wow, thanks a lot, Lonnie! It's amazing how adaptable dandelions are to different climates, being able to wait out your long winters with their big taproot. I bet your fritters will be great, especially if you make them over one of your campfires. Happy spring - eventually!
Try beef tallow or bacon grease, it's better for you than "veg" oil.
@@JamesSmith-pc6bh My wife and I often use bacon grease or butter to fry things in. The other oil we use is olive which I believe/hope to also be better for a person than the vegetable oils.
In middle school we dared one of our friends to eat a dandelion. He did it and we thought he was going to die. lol C:
That's really funny - just like kids to do something like that. I hope you get to try dandelions yourself sometime, with some good results, too!
I knew a kid in Oregon who bragged that he could eat a raw trout.. Some kid offered him a dollar if he did and the offers piled up until he was going to make about 20 bucks. So he bought a trout to school and ate it in front of all the kids. A kid threw up but it wasn't him.
I really enjoyed this video... *whimsical* and informative at the same time! ♥️
I've eaten dandelion flower petals raw, picked right out of the field. But this sure kicks it up a few notches! ♥️
Those look yummy! I'll fry anything that can't get away -- I plan to live till I die and enjoy every gastronomical minute of it. Have you tried fried squash blossoms? They're great for breakfast! TFS.
That's the gastronomical spirit! I'll have to break out the deep fryer this summer when my squash start flowering. I'll finish my video on deep-fried Black Locust flowers, too, pretty soon. I'll end up with a deep-fried playlist and then we are all in trouble! ;D
Try a sprig of mint inside the squash or daylily flower and then, batter & fry as usual. Quite a treat!
Try, a sprig of mint stuffed inside the squash or daylily flower, then batter and fry, as usual. Quite the treat!
I like your cheerful voice, although I agree we shouldn't eat too many fried foods! This sounds like a nice treat, once & a while! I was wondering a couple of months back whether Dandelion flowers are edible, & suddenly, all these videos pop up on Dandelions. The whole plant is edible! And apparently the milk contained in the stalk is highly therapeutic. With an ailing liver, got to have me some of this great little gift from God!!
I've had dandelion jelly, was ok, but not like red raspberry jam or something.Had dandelion wine one year, was very good, but I was raised eating dandelion salad in perfusion(Italian family) and sautéed dandelion with garlic olive oil and a touch of vinegar, so we like bitter greens..
Your dandelion salads sound wonderful - simple and delicious, Cynthia W. Thanks for sharing how your family prepared them. Dandelion greens are one of my favorites, too.
Found our video just in time, as our yard is sporting a bumper crop of dandelion flowers this week.
Nicely done!
haha -- where there's one dandelion flower, there's usually a lot more! Enjoy your dandelion flowers!
Dandelion donuts! I've heard of everything now. My mom used to make dandelion wine.
Haha! 2:05 Love it when the insects make a Cameo appearance! Run little bug run! Haha
Good eye! Gotta give those little critters a chance to make their way out. And those were tiny, tiny ones. There's a lot of life out there in the weeds! ; )
Wouldn't coconut oil be a better option for deep frying since it has such a high cooking temperature? Sunflower oil or vegetable oil is high in omega-6 and causes inflammation in the body. Also most vegetable oils and sunflower oil are GMO which has the chemical glyphosate in it and is far less healthy for you and causes illnesses. Coconut oil is high in saturated fat which has a high temperature ratio to cook in and also tastes great. Just remember to buy organic coconut oil has it to you can be highly processed. I'm going to try this with one egg and some coconut flour and deep fry in coconut oil. Thank you so much for the ideas. cheers
Thanks for your comment. Coconut oil would be a good option, for sure. If you try your dandelion flowers with the coconut flour, too, I'd like to hear how that turns out for you. At least I eat lots of healthy salads to balance out what's going on in this video. ; )
No worries, love your channel love your information dandelions. Have been using the greens in my green smoothie and drying the roots to make tea and have seen great benefits in detoxification of my body.
Thank you so much for the great information. I will let you know how the flowers turn out fried in coconut oil with the coconut flour. Again thanks again for the great information.
I'm glad you are getting benefits from the dandelions -- they have so many great uses!
I like to fry the Dandelion flowers in the same oil I fry Morels in, they seem to take on the same flavor as the Morel mushrooms.
I'll remember this for morel season in the springtime! I'm always surprised at how much the true deep-fried dandelions taste like mushrooms. But a pan of morel flavor would be even better! Thanks! :D
I'll try it one day! As long as you use healthy oils, especially those that are high in polyunsaturated fat, I don't see anything too unhealthy about it. Heck, the pigments in flowers might even be good for your eyes! Some people pay a lot of money for lutein/zeaxanthin supplements. :)
Thanks for those insights, Ryan Smith! I'd say any of these ways of making fried dandelion flowers is better than a Pop Tart or a bowl of sugary cereal, at least, lol. Here's to good health!
try coconut oil, it's actually good for you, or a light olive oil. Coconut oil has a high smoke temp and is good for frying.
Thanks for that cooking tip!
Not true coconut oil is not for cooking the chemical structure changes and becomes harmful. Avocado oil is a better alternative 🥑
@@HaphazardHomestead grape seed oil high smoke point
Patty Castle I use coconut oil all the time for frying . It’s approximately 90 percent saturated fat and has a smoke point of 350 F that makes it suitable for deep frying at midtemperature.
I agree but I find coconut oil foams up too much. Any ideas?
I am happy to see you back, Chris. I just got done eating dandelion greens stir fried. Washed some greens up for a salad tomorrow. When using the flowers in salads do you always take off the back green sepal? Please keep showing us how to forge for wild edibles. Chickweed is starting to show its face here in southeastern Wisconsin.
Thanks a lot, Lark! You know what's good eating, and certainly healthier eating, by focusing on those dandelion greens! I don't always take off all the green from the flower petals - but I do chop my salads into little pieces. Nobody wants to get a whole back-of-dandelion in one bite, but when it's chopped and mixed in, it all adds to the complex flavors. But you can see in the 2nd way of frying the dandelion flowers, there is green in with all those petals. That amount is not even noticeable in a salad. Chickweed is some good eating -- I use it a base for my spring salads a lot. Happy Spring! I look forward to seeing all your gardens again.
...how did u get rid of all those ants running around on the table at the start when you were first getting them separated ??
Leave the flowers on the counter, or outside , for a while to let the bugs run away. Rinse them. Let dry.
So good to hear your voice again! Thanks for reminding me it's spring - I've been so busy working, I haven't even noticed the dandelions popping up. I think my household will be eating weeds for dinner tomorrow night!
Personally, I love using a beer batter on dandelion flowers. A bit of sweet, low-hop beer complements the slightly bitter dandelion flowers nicely.
Thanks for the welcome back. I hope you can take time to enjoy the spring flowers, even with all your work. Spring is such a great time for eating weeds, tree leaves, and flowers. That beer batter sounds like a good one, too. Happy foraging for those weeds for dinner!
Thank you all and GOD BLESS i never new this
I am enjoying this series! I did not know you could fry them. The last way looked and sounded the best .when is the best time to pick the heads? Thanks again, I look forward to seeing and learning with each of your videos!! Thanks Chris
I think the best time to pick dandelion flowers is when they look like the one in the video thumbnail -- fully open. They are good to use anytime of the year. They can start flowering even in a winter warm spell in some regions. The third way is my favorite, too! :D
This video should be WAY into the MILLIONS. Viral I say, VIRAL!
You gotta watch this video. Its awesome. Especially the 5:55 - 6:30...
Hilarious! "Somebodies gonna get hurt!" Lol!😄
heck you have helped me to expand my view . great ideas and humble attitude with it. sometimes I imagine what it was like in simplier times. you take me back;)
Glad you enjoyed my dandelion video! Eating dandelion flowers is a pretty simple thing, that's for sure. I hope you can enjoy some sometime!
I tried your deep fried dandelion flowers and loved them! I’ve only eaten the greens. My mother use to fry milkweed blossoms! Have you ever tried them? Would love to see a video on it. I was to young to remember how she did them!
I cook milkweed flowers before they open and serve them the same way as broccoli. Quite good!!
Um if you don't want to use a lot of cooking oil , you might like a air fryer I have one and you can cook these the same way and they taste great, and use some Foster's beer in the batter it's way way better.
Thanks for both those tips. I don't have an air fryer, but these dandelions are so good it might be worth trying. Then I could have them more often, lol.
I'm thinking of growing some myself and eating the whole flower except the root. Got any dandelion green recommendations that keep some of the nutrients?
I use dandelion greens in salads quite a bit. You can see that in most (if not all) of my wild salad videos. For salads, I especially look for dandelion plants with big young leaves, growing in the tall grass or in the shade. Even in late spring, those kinds of leaves are fine in a salad. That center rib is often where the bitterness is, so I strip it out in big older leaves and then they are good for salads, too. And even if you need to blanch dandelion greens to remove some of the bitterness, there are a lot of nutrients that are not water soluble, so they are still there. Enjoy your dandelions!
I make coffee/tea out of roasted dandelion roots. When you roast them in teh oven they smell like cookies.
@@LaterMeansBrick Wow crazy. How does dandelion coffee/tea work? Isn't it devoid of caffeine so it does not wake you up? Does it taste like anything?
@@erwynnipegerwynnipeg8455 I doubt it has any caffeine. It tastes bitter-ish and less sweet than chicory/grain coffee. Tastes great with bit of milk.
I so appreciate all you the invaluable knowledge that you have shared. Im heading out. Ive learned a lot from you🙏🙌
May I offer a deep fry tip: Put your deep fried food on a cooling rack with a towel or paper towel under the rack so the grease drips thru the rack. If you put your deep fried foods directly on the towel as the food cools it will absorb the drained grease from the towel back into the food. 👍👍
This lady turns us on to exquisite foods.
Just made these with the kiddos! Deep fried whole in coconut oil. Absolutely delicious. We are going to have a hard time limiting these ha. Thanks for the recipe!
Oh the crunch on those from a frier :D
I never had dandelions.... yet!
That third way really does make a nice crunch. Those dandelions are waiting for you! ; )
Friy them in coconut oil then you can justify frying them.
Thx for the info. If you add Italian spices to the batter it tastes like sausage...I call it mock sausage.
Wow, Penny Sugas! I am going to try that! :D Thanks!
I love you video so much. I hope you make more and more
Thanks, Amornrart Niyomrart! I'll be making a lot of videos in October - and I hope you enjoy those, too!
This is sooo cool!!! I’m going to try this tomorrow. I’m going to throw a little garlic salt on them.
Thank you for sharing!!!
Now that's awesome, dandelion fritters...Gonna do this !❤
Oh man..That's what I'm talking about! Thank you for a Great Video!!
They are good business, alright -- although not for every day, lol! I really like the flavor of the 3rd way the best, with the thinnest batter.
I use them in my green smoothie.
Tried them first time last week. Surprised to see some growing in our backyard (FL) and snipped them off near the base. I had no idea how to use them but have a cold and wanted to make a tea. I snipped the stem and flower up into one inch pieces, put them in a cup of water, microwaved it 1 minute (didn't boil) and set it aside till cool. I stained it through a tea strainer and drank what I thought was absolutely wonderful - no sugar needed. I looked some more and found a few head growing and repeated - still very good. It was a wonderful way to sit and look at videos while feeling so ill. That's how I found you and have now subscribed. I began seeing a video about Usnea and since we are surrounded by oaks, have so much it is embarrassing. I made a tincture with 100 proof vodka and I could tell it made a difference. It took over a month to make but now I have this cold and it DOES work to open me up, relieve the drainage, and stop the coughing. WOW. I can't wait to see more of your videos now that I'm hooked on what is just outside my backdoor.
Oh my gosh!! Just recently discovered you and can't stop watching! I love everything about your videos!! You are amazing!! 👏 👏 👏 💕 We just happened to have some flowers and leafs that we picked on our walk this evening for our quail, but we took the flowers this and they were awesome!! My twin 13 year old girls counted to be sure they got their share because they were SO good. 😅 I'm so happy I found your channel.. another PNW girl myself.
I'm hungry now!!!! Wonder can you grow them in large pots? I love dandelion tea and root coffee, must try them this way too how about a spring roll with all wild edibles,, dandelion flowers and leaves too, yum!!!!!!!｡◕‿◕｡👍🌼🏵️🌺🍁☘️🌿liked and subscribed!!!
Do america has only one Native American plants such as dandelions? But wait there's more, are they healthy for your family, such as your baby. When is the best time to have them on? Such as Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas, or New year's Eve... I do love your Fried cooker, a lot where did you get it from?
@H*3 Ty for your great vids! Do you have an East Coast counterpart, or perhaps a good reference to a southern East Coast UA-camr of like content? Tyia. Hope this finds you well.
Thanks, GREAT ! I will sure test in my survival tipi camp.
Mtn Mel in W. Colo., Ret USN SERE / VNVet.
What is wrong with deep frying? If you are concerned, you could switch to cooking with butter or cold pressed extra virgin olive oil. Seed oils cause inflammation.
THANKS MAN!!!!
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Thanks from down under! They looked delicious, but after half a life time of eradicating these 'gifts from god' I need to adjust and you just helped heaps!
,One the healthiest weeds there is.!
Never vegetable or seed oils though honey. Their extremely high omega 6 is the biggest culprit creating the host of inflammatory disorders notably heart diseases which have become a major cause of adult mortality. Stick to natural real fats which are coconut, olive oil macadamia avocado or meat fats and cheapest is lard. Fat does not make you fat is a superior fuel the body needs and is satisfying unlike sugars.which lead to cravings that are not satisfied as they are empty of nutrition the body wants. As you know the obesity epidemic has been directly related to the incredible rise of processed and now ultra processed foods that fill the modern supermarket.
I am here to learn how to get back to Nature and find the simple life and Nature's bounty that God has provided for our well being. Off to look for healthy medicinal stinging nettles and mint for teas salads and soups. Happy foraging guys.😊
I've always liked the flavor of dandelion wine excellent the Amish people close to where I live make an excellent dandelion wine if you can get access to an Amish group City Town you should really go there and try to buy some dandelion wine!
Hello, I am new to your channel however you did ask so here it is. We make dandelion jelly, and Dandelion vinegars. How we have now a deep fry recipe to try ty 🤗😀
We dip in egg the flowers dip in cornmeal and fry. Tastes like fuzzy mushrooms. Real good
I'm going to try this. I am surprised that the coating was unseasoned. Even salt and pepper weren't used after cooking, or maybe it just didn't show it.
I have only had them in a salad. I will try the different ways you showed. Yum
I parboil the dandelion leaves, squeeze them out & toss them in flour, separate them & fry them.I even fry the buds, too. They pop in your mouth.
I added the yellow flowers (no green parts) to oatmeal with other ingredients.. I make ramen soups with all the parts and many ingredients. I make some amazing tostadas with all parts Too. I just wish they bloomed longer! Haven’t tried them fried, but would love to.
Thanks for sharing how you enjoy eating dandelions, MA Enriquez! That's a lot of good ideas for anyone to try! Dandelions are such great plants. I wish they bloomed longer, too!
Your mistake is you put it in vegetable oil ,vegetable oil soy oil ,all these oils are long chain triglycerides the amount to the b type cholesterol B is for bad Cleveland clinic Harvard University and even Yale Have been doing studies that proves if you cook them in olive oil or avocado oil even lard. that’s right lard is better for your body than those oil’s virgin olive oil is hard to buy because they stick soil in it and cut it to make the price go down, check . So avocado oil usually is your best bet this is heart healthy the studies have proven that with high sugar and the b type cholesterol this is a plaque, that acts like glue and your arteries the a type cholesterol which is in lard and bacon fat slides right through believe it or not I just thought you might wanna Know this you can go online and read about it Cleveland clinic has quite a few studies admitting the information was wrong ,for decades but the corn oil industry was huge and had lots of money to make The other oils look bad the truth is finally coming out so you can eat more deep-fried dandelions nice video.
Fantastic! I would sooooo love to try your recipes. Unfortunately d/t my declining health I can no longer get out to forage or to cook. But am passing this video along in hopes that some of my FB friends that are able will find the curiosity to get out there and take advantage of this powerhouse wild edible. Thank you so much for the video!
Ah, I saw a bug crawling on your cutting board, free protein, actually if you look closely it's covered in tiny bugs.
My tempura batter , cornstarch , onion powder, pinch of chicken powder and pepper. Yum!
Stop! Stop! You’re making my mouth water!!! And there are no dandelions to harvest 😢
We always fried ours the way you did at the last. Excellent!
I"m glad you appreciate a good deep-fried dandelion flower or two -- or a whole batch! The last way of cooking them really brings out their light mushroom flavor. I hope you have plenty of dandelions around you this spring! ;D
Hi 👋 at 6:51 you have Dasies on the food I'm guessing they are edible what parts are edible and what do they taste like? I have some in my yard 🙋♀️
Don't worry about the ants, they just add protein the mix. Some cultures eat them with a chocolate covering.
I have just used dandelions for wine before, but I think I will try frying them, after seeing this.
This should work with beef tallow as well. And yeah, bowls are always too small ;-)
do u have any suggestions/tips of cleaning them? im waiting for the perfect time to forage for them!!! i cant wait!!!!
put beer in the batter...the Co2 release will improve the texture...my secret for great biscuits too, 2 oz of beer in the mix...opa
I am looking forward to trying some this spring and summer. I haven't seen any yet.
If you do try some, I'd enjoy knowing how you liked them. It seems odd to say, but I hope you have plenty of dandelions around this spring! ; )
Do you rinse the flower before cooking, in town, the flowers would have dirt and exhaust pipe fumes on them
I like using Besan flour or Chickpea flour I buy from the Indian grocers.
When you let the critters leave on their own, do you next rinse the flowers? I feel like that would ruin the petals. I just found your channel, really enjoying it.
Sorry you're wrong deep frying anything gets rid of the health benefits because of over heating, greese setting into the cells of the plant and the other additions.
Thank you looks delicious! Can’t wait to try them this spring!
why compromise a good thing by using sunflower and/or vegetable oils?