Desert Survival Food: Yucca Stalk -Junkyard Fox

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5 жыл бұрын

well, Spring has come, and as the weather warms, the Yucca stalks begin to grow to eventually blooms flowers and fruit, this is a large and abundant food source in the desert. I I demonstrate 2 ways to cook up this food to consume.
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@BobHansler 5 жыл бұрын

Lgive that stalk another week or so and give it a try. My Spanish daggers never taste bitter at that stage, but the stalk becomes even sweeter as the bloom progresses.

@belcebu5907 5 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah I love the flowers with egg 😍. But is BN years the I don't. Ste one from the plays I work😂😂. Specially in San Antonio. Here in Houston is rear to find it. Only on houses ..

@NewMexico1912 5 жыл бұрын

Bob Hansler here in northern NM the Yucca stocks and flowers are so full of sugar, that by the end of the season they are caked with the dead bodies of insects

@belcebu5907 5 жыл бұрын

I want some yucca 🙃

@chimakurthi1 4 жыл бұрын

Great

@dougbourdo2589 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Bob. I learned about the edibility of Yucca from you. Alamogordo, NM. A number of local Mexican guys I have come to know, they thought I was crazy for eating the blossoms. They had never heard if that before.

@samuelbarrow5502 5 жыл бұрын

“These spikes, They are not playing around. They will cut you” 😂😂

@rodneybetts6086 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your sacrifice for us and your honesty for telling us about how it tastes raw and cooked and baked on the rock. It gives us a chance to understand how it tastes and how it is palatable and how we should approach this food resource.

@JunkyardFox 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@jessicapabon2105 4 жыл бұрын

I say this even though you lose a lot of nutrients from boiling it... this is something very valuable to learn.. because this is food in the desert. This is food that could keep you and sustain you and keep you alive... so we're not too concerned about nutrients being lost by boiling. At least not me. I'm looking at staying alive and making it another day and if I know I can eat something that's going to keep me alive that's awesome. I just bumped into your videos and I love them. Thank you so much for the time that you take to make them. Great learning tool for survival

@TheLychie 4 жыл бұрын

Usually I skip around catch and cook videos but theres something in your vids that makes me want to watch all of it! Each piece of video is informative and the pieces of silence and imagery are in the necessary places

@JunkyardFox 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! i try hard to make sure our videos take you along on the adventure.

@GregMilner 5 жыл бұрын

I just love these videos. As a Texan, it's good to see another Texan doing this sort of work. Please keep it up.

@yennybeltran6181 2 жыл бұрын

Finally you helped for my school project.

@whiskeytangosierra6 5 жыл бұрын

Yucca is also bitter in West Texas all the way down to the border. I don't think it is regional. LOL Actual. Watching you eat that piece raw my jaw tightened up with remembered experience, from around 50 years ago in scouting. Thanks for your sacrifice, and the instructions on how to make it more palatable. As I recall, we only ate this, and prickly pear, raw. Yeah, you can get some calories that way, if you are really, really hungry. For the foreseeable future, the Yucca are safe from me.

@BushCraftBums 5 жыл бұрын

Hey brother! Great video as always. We have yucca in the north east know locally as Adams needle. Very versatile.. edible, soap cordage., and the woody stalks are stellar for friction fire.. ours however might be slightly different species as I've never seen the chest burster pod before. Thanks for taking us along. May the forest be with you

@maricelagomez7972 3 жыл бұрын

Hola amigo como estas ,,, pues gracias por mostrarnos tantas cosas naturales ..yo soy de Rancho y me gusta comer todo lo que la naturalesa nos ofrese ...bueno le mando muchas bendisiones y seguire biendo los videos ..

@jplamb77 3 жыл бұрын

Just like Cabbage,,,!!! I’ld get a pan, fry up some onion, G pepper and a little Bacon,,!!!!! Great video James ,,, Joshua

@dulcefius 5 жыл бұрын

I always enjoy your videos. Thanks!

@alwaysbored2130 3 жыл бұрын

You are incredibly underrated. From what I see, not forced positivity, amazing tutorials, and an amazing person. You should have millions of subscribers.

@rickc4317 5 жыл бұрын

Good job, James. Fun to watch and, as usual, everything I thought of as I watched, you addressed.

@markmurillo3570 2 жыл бұрын

thanks again. Love your channel

@michelleblackburn255 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!I love it when You cook wild foraged food and show us Your favorite methods!

@leifodinnson Жыл бұрын

These videos are helpful. I live in California and see yucca everywhere. Gonna have to test my culinary skills

@CorsairTrainers 5 жыл бұрын

Good information, thank you for posting this!

@brujero13 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, taking me back to my teen years. Pop taught us about this and I found it tasty just roasting over fire. Thanx for the video

@poolchuck66 Жыл бұрын

I live in Arizona so the climate is similar to New Mexico. Your information is excellent. Keep up the great work.

@danokitemanotoo1791 4 жыл бұрын

I would love to have Yucca blooms that size! In Western Nebraska they're more like tightly packed "branches" and they are very tasty. Especially if you cook them in butter with some garlic powder. We don't find them particularly bitter even when raw. Chili powder always helps too! LoL

@chembrad 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service sir!

@JunkyardFox 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, be sure to watch our mesquite video, which we turn into cakes and coffee!

@scottanthony1616 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video James, can't wait to see some of the stir-fry you come up with, have a wonderful day and God bless you and your Family always. 🇺🇸☕️🔥🍽🍽

@hkitabayashi 4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating. I totally enjoyed this video, as well as the one before it which I saw.

@JunkyardFox 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@longBowHunterII 3 жыл бұрын

sharp knife , great video always learning thank you

@southernyert7597 5 жыл бұрын

Grt video. Always enjoy ur desert cooking.

@MrRugercat45 5 жыл бұрын

You know it’s interesting that you don’t like the taste of yucca, while Bob Hansler practically raves about it in his videos, (he had me ready to cut up our yucca and fry it up, I was really hungry watching the video)I know that location makes a difference in taste and as well as species etc. I agree with your taste, I ate (or tried to eat) a petal of yucca once. Tasted like a bite of Ivory soap! Took a while for the taste to go away. Now don’t take this wrong I love your videos and you and Bob are some of my favorites. You’re one of the coolest and nicest guys in KZfaq and I enjoy your vids so much. Glad I didn’t munch on the yucca, I need the cordage!

@JunkyardFox 5 жыл бұрын

I’m sure his taste better since they have far more water than the dry deserts of my area

@rickwhitson2804 7 ай бұрын

I haven't been to the south west in many years. I would love to go back. I would love to try it

@NJRey 2 жыл бұрын

I just found your channel... Let me tell you, this is the national flower of my country, and we also eat it as a regional dish, scrambled with eggs or battered... I don't like the bitterness, but some people seem to like it... Thanks!

@JunkyardFox 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome

@conductorcammon 5 жыл бұрын

Haha love the honesty! I've eaten the flowers sauted with butter, pretty good actually.

@FulcrumMW 5 жыл бұрын

Desert stir fry sounds great! Another awesome video, man.

@thorin693 5 жыл бұрын

Macho man card challenge,who can eat the most raw yucca.

@MrWillyp00 5 жыл бұрын

Let me punch you on the nose until you tell me it hurts. Macho man challenge.

@EggplantHarmesan 5 жыл бұрын

Macho man challenge. Rip off hello kitty bandaids until you cry

@egosatwork3255 3 жыл бұрын

James,,,, keep going teach us humans all you know,, ☺

@kevinmencer3782 3 жыл бұрын

Conclusion; carry a few basic cooking items with you when you go hiking or camping. If you have to forage for these kinds of plants, you'll be much better off.

@BarbaraRathbone57 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very informative. I subscribed.

@terancebailey4175 5 жыл бұрын

very good they grow Yucca in yards back here in the East in Pennsylvania

@MoosesGearGooReview 5 жыл бұрын

This is great information to know for American desert survival. I need to try and share some knowledge on my channel. Thanks

@hanikaram3351 5 жыл бұрын

bitter foods usually are a good sign for the health

@fredfleming261 5 жыл бұрын

good one James corned beef and yucca foe st patricks day

@jameswallace9906 3 жыл бұрын

Love that knife bro

@BillHinson 5 жыл бұрын

Great video as always Living on the Texas gulf coast I’ve not seen a yaca plant but we do have plenty of prickly pear cactus

@kerrypurcell6022 4 жыл бұрын

great video,,,,,,,,,

@JuggerGirl001 5 жыл бұрын

Will I ever end up in a desert 9/10 nope am I still going to watch this and save it yup.😂😂😂

@wayneburbage8900 2 жыл бұрын

Well done. No problems on sound.

@craigbetts1586 5 жыл бұрын

very interesting plant and has many uses as you pointed out besides just food source, does look as you chopped up and cooked to be like a cabbage so using in a desert stir fry would be cool

@gregwright392 5 жыл бұрын

Good one young man, I think I've seen a plant or two in my area, but now I'm gonna be on the lookout.

@zulu5oscar765 5 жыл бұрын

Good video, thanks for sharing about desert edibles. Usually people who criticize audio quality have channels with no content, or no outdoor videos at all. No worries.

@KnifeDetector 4 жыл бұрын

Now I'm in the mood for some cabbage soup!

@SCARLETBIRDS 4 жыл бұрын

personally i'd just keep a few limes or something acidic around in my pack, a lime wedge with a bit of salt while boiling the first time will destroy most of the bitter as this is commonly done for other bitter foods, once boiled drain that and add in peppercorn, butter rosemary and anything that will compliment the bitter so it's no longer a bad thing.

@fatihunal2713 5 жыл бұрын

yes thumbs up

@sherrycarpenter3530 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you showing both ways of cooking the Yucca bloom! FYI: Audio was good the whole time.

@dwaynewladyka577 5 жыл бұрын

A very informative video. Try using garlic and onions with the yucca next time. Cheers!

@ungratefulpeasant8085 5 жыл бұрын

Good video James. Havent had the oppertunity to try yucca yet. Last time we used it for soap and ate cactus berries while in AZ. Hopefully it will still be blooming in April when I get back down there.

@DavidLeeRothsAlterEgo Жыл бұрын

A little peanut butter in the boiling pot will remove the bitterness. We add a teaspoon of peanut butter to our mesquite smoked food to kill that bitterness. I'm sure it would work for the yucca as well.

@jordano3088 5 жыл бұрын

Great video as always. I was thinking the same thing about cooking it with Rabbit as a filler.

@jenajen9858 5 жыл бұрын

bel video amico!!!

@andrescastro3926 5 жыл бұрын

I am from El Paso area myself and I had no idea that Yucca had all those benefits when it comes to survival. My mom would always tell me to cut the weeds and pull out the Yuccas because she hated them. Wait till I tell her what she can do with all those Yuccas in her backyard haha. I would really like to see you make a video on catching and field dressing a snake Metal Gear Solid style lol. Hope you make a video like that soon!

@JunkyardFox 5 жыл бұрын

i actually have a bandana and eyepatch ready for the time i shoot a snake adn gonna film a video lol

@angelalibi1 5 жыл бұрын

I saw these on my last trip to El Paso and wondered what they were! My sister suggested maybe doing the first boil with Apple Cider Vinegar to get the bitterness out once, then doing the sautee with butter and the seasonings? Great Video!

@JunkyardFox 5 жыл бұрын

intersting, ive never tried that approach

@migdaliamarquez6867 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent I love it, bring the video for the soap please

@JunkyardFox 4 жыл бұрын

heres the soap video! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hp6BiJtexJnZeYE.html

@GbodyPat Жыл бұрын

around my area I just picked some fruit it's early September and they were super sweet like a mix between banana and sweet corn.

@JunkyardFox Жыл бұрын

intersting, ive never had one that was sweet before

@larva5606 5 жыл бұрын

Don’t take this the wrong way.... You look like Chakotay from Star Trek voyager. Plz keep the awesome videos coming...

@JunkyardFox 5 жыл бұрын

lol i have zero knowledge on star trek, he better be some kind of badass

@brokentoyland 5 жыл бұрын

Desert stir fry sounds great. What about incorporating it into some very authentic SW recipes?

@rowdyyates372 4 жыл бұрын

Might be tasty mashed up in some cornbread with some texas pete on it. Thats how i eat cabbage and i love it

@alexanderbertallo1995 5 жыл бұрын

Lovely... some salt, spices and olive oil would make a delicious soup...

@badrahmad2587 5 жыл бұрын

ممتاز جدا. 👍🏻

@mackie4323 4 жыл бұрын

that looks good with some chili, a little salt, a little lemon juice and minced pork.

@yanjijay6752 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome & interesting plant could you eat the flowers & would like to see how u get water from the dessert & yes it does look like cabbage.

@SantoMuerte187 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video bro, you can cook the stalk when there fully grown, they taste almost like squash

@margieest7424 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha thank you for the sacrifice of eating the yucca just to show us how to eat it. I'm native American, you can use it in combination with other foods like beans, desert rat meat or snake meat. You'll thank me. Add some of those small red berries and it will kill the bitterness

@daphnerodriguez9980 4 жыл бұрын

YUMMY 😋 THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟❤️🖤💚🤎 FAMILY DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜 AWESOME BEAUTIFUL ✨,

@universalwolf4002 5 жыл бұрын

Kinda makes me wanna try some now. Maybe with some Ant honey if they live in the same location as this kind of plant 😋 can imagine the taste now

@agamemnom 5 жыл бұрын

wheres the emergency EDC bottle of Sriracha sauce when you need it? ;)

@grizzlycountry1030 5 жыл бұрын

It was Tabasco when I was in the military. LOL

@texmex8220 5 жыл бұрын

small flask of Lousiana Hot sauce and a tin of spice mix (salt, pepper, garlic, onion, etc)

@jmh7884 5 жыл бұрын

I hope you're going to do a bug out bag soon I would love to see that

@fredotheman8563 3 жыл бұрын

To cut the bitterness you should put it in a garlic salt and pepper in butter

@deltadawngreen7165 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like artichoke.

@roostercogburn1880 4 жыл бұрын

So far every one of your videos looks like this West Texas desert I live in in El Paso, but I haven't spotted a land mark yet. LOL

@JunkyardFox 4 жыл бұрын

lol yeah sometimes we film in the hueco tanks region, sometimes by butterfield or the sunland park area

@klee88029 2 жыл бұрын

You can also save your extra cooking water for washing up utensils and/or yourself.

@JunkyardFox 2 жыл бұрын

very true

@crisoforohernandez6543 4 жыл бұрын

Vamos vamos, good vídeo ,i think you use cold water for plants , some people are thinking you use hot water , thank you for great information

@Longshot88 5 жыл бұрын

Hmmm... I wonder if it'd be any good fried up like sliced potatoes? After boiling it to get rid of the bitterness, of course

@melanieevaldi7222 4 жыл бұрын

Your making me hungry ;-)

@JunkyardFox 4 жыл бұрын

It’s not very tasty to be honest but food is food

@melanieevaldi7222 4 жыл бұрын

@@JunkyardFox Thanks for sacrificing your taste buds for the team. I live in Albuquerque and would love to experience some of your knowledge. Never know when ya may need it.

@JunkyardFox 4 жыл бұрын

Ah similar habitat, not sure if you saw this video already but I provide I got for 3 local edibles. We also have a playlist on desert food as well, check it out. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ftacdMdjrcmUook.html

@mariozeledon6253 Жыл бұрын

understand the video is from a while ago, but just wondering if anyone tried roasting them directly on the embers? You loos some of the outer leaves but I have tried it with onions and removes the acidity and makes them really sweet, so thinking if might work here as well

@fukenbroken1 5 жыл бұрын

They don't call it Yucka for nothing. LOL I don't care for the flowers myself but have eaten them.

@lokahi27 Жыл бұрын

I so wanna try that Yucca blossom. We don't have it here in Hawaii which kinda sucks! Lol. I kind of like a bit of bitterness, was the 2nd boil way tamer than the 1st boil? Awesome video. How about a stew?

@willie_mccoy 5 жыл бұрын

Need to add some wild bacon. Will taste much better. I have no idea where it grows though...still looking.

@JunkyardFox 5 жыл бұрын

id love to catch a small javelina or wild pig out here, that would be delicious

@amaresloan9681 5 жыл бұрын

12:56😂

@alexfaustino4852 4 жыл бұрын

É uma das bromélias. Vamos ter uma palmeira por aí. É da família do Aloe Vera,Croata,Abacaxi,Agave,dendê,Butia,etc...

@CourtneyLalio 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! Despite how much you emphasize the bitterness, I still want to try it! Based on this being your least favorite to eat, what is your ideal meal you can hunt and forage for in the wild?

@JunkyardFox 5 жыл бұрын

my ideal meals in the desert are quail and crawfish, also prickly pear fruit is great too

@irfanahmed9112 4 жыл бұрын

👍

@tonylogsdon2618 4 жыл бұрын

What about drinking the water after the first or second boil? Is it tolerable or is there a suggestion for making it taste decent? I’ve not boiled it and was wondering.

@JunkyardFox 4 жыл бұрын

to be honest: im not sure, ive never drank that water afterwards, ill have to give it a try soon and get back to you

@genejohnson2738 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if this could be treated like cauliflower and make a crust?

@eduardo06891 5 жыл бұрын

Ese si se da en en noroeste de new mexico compita?

@jjdogbutte 5 жыл бұрын

Does that pod grow on a stalk then sprout little white flowers? It’s been a few decades, but I remember little white flowers that you could eat on yucca.

@JunkyardFox 5 жыл бұрын

yeah they become white flowers then those flowers become green potato shaped fruits

@Wildwestwrangler 5 жыл бұрын

James, Don't you carry a bandanna? Wrap some up tie it off and toss it into the stream for a few hours then cook it after the bitterness has washed out, then cook it on the rock or in the pot if you want.

@Wildwestwrangler 5 жыл бұрын

The same way you would with acorns to rinse out the tanins

@JunkyardFox 5 жыл бұрын

yeah but there were no streams in the region

@dsknives310 5 жыл бұрын

Is thr a basic way to test if a plant or root is edible?? Awesome vids👍🏻

@Wildwestwrangler 5 жыл бұрын

If you are not sure and only if the situation is dire you can put a tiny piece in your lip and wait ten minutes to see if you feel any tingling or numbness or any other sensation in your lip for telltale signs of poison. Don't swallow any of it while waiting not even your spit while it's in your mouth. If there's no change then it's probably safe, but not a guarantee of safety. Do so at your own risk. Best bet is to find a horticulturist or someone in your area that specializes in your regional plants.

@malcolmburton2709 3 жыл бұрын

Hey would you recommend traveling at night in a desert survival situation, I have heard some people say it's to dangerous because that's when all the predators are out: Its better to travel early in the morning and as the sun is going down: so what do you think desert fox? Also if you had like a headlamp or flashing with spare batteries to travel at night would that change the equation a little bit?

@JunkyardFox 3 жыл бұрын

there are some advantages to traveling at night in the desert, like you dont cook under to sun, losing preciuos moisture, if you know celestial navigation, thats a great advantage too, however, there are drawbacks too. in my experience, its not much the predators but things you can stumble into like spines, holes made by rodents, which can bring injury(falling and spraining your ankle will make things much worse), plus its much easier to get lost in the darkness. a flashlight most definitely can help, and if youre traveling a short distance, where you can clearly see your destination, then thats fine, but other than that, id suggest you wait to travel around early morning or at dusk when the sun is cool but theres enough light so you can see where youre going.

@rodsofgod6863 5 жыл бұрын

Oil fried chips!!

@irasanchez1265 2 жыл бұрын

Yucca con mojo is fantastic but uses the root. Haven't tried the fruit/flower yet.

@JunkyardFox 2 жыл бұрын

thats a different plant called yuca, very closely named but completely differnt plants

@charleslarson3152 5 жыл бұрын

I'm with you Amigo......boil it twice add butter and spice. >;-) All my best from Tucson

@JunkyardFox 5 жыл бұрын

howdy charles, havent seen you in a while

@charleslarson3152 5 жыл бұрын

Well my young Amigo......I almost died...5 months in hospital.....but....I'm baaaaaaaaaaack!!!! hee hee >;-) Old desert rats die hard. Just turned 69, and I'd be happy to chew on a yucca stalk with you anytime. I really enjoy your channel.....kinda gives me hope for some of the younger ones.

@aftaflash 4 жыл бұрын

I wanna forage with you guys. Let me know