Wild Edibles: Burdock, cooking the roots

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13 жыл бұрын

Burdock, which looks like rubarb, is common here in MN and the northeast. Burdock has many properties that are excellent, and a wilk edible you should know. The nutritional values of this often overlooked plant are as follows:
Vitamin C, Biotin,B1, B6, B12, vitamin E, Potassium, Sulfer, Manganese. It provides Inulin ( diabetic ), Hypoglycemics. Over the years a person learns more and more about this wild edible and it seems that it also has medicinal effects that are above and beyond most plants, it has a grounding effect, the more I read, it seems this is the prozac of wild edibles, I think I need to double my intake : ).... enjoy the video, I hope everyone learns something like I did, because it tastes great!

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@Gringanica 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making this video. Today was the first time I learned about this wild edible. They are easy to identify and actually taste good. Thank you for adding a new adventure to my life. It's much appreciated.

@horticultureandhomes 13 жыл бұрын

My Grandma used this plant to "doctor" with but I can't remember what she specifically used it for though. The dogs were good for spreading the seed everywhere!

@johnqpublic5945 7 жыл бұрын

that plant freaks me out when I see one... even when it's bigger... but I never knew the name of it. I would never go near it anytime anywhere.. in cities where they are more common like DC, NY, Baltimore... but now I know.. after 33 years of walking past a plant like that.. great presentation

@ChristopherJones16 5 жыл бұрын

same.. I always looked at them like huge insect condos, snake huts, and simply looked "too alive" like the thing would swallow you for how bit it is.. I always admired how big the leaves were though. Dug one up the other day.. I was amazed at how healthy it was.. no bugs or anything living on it. What I did notice is that there were HUGE worms chilling right by its roots.. I dug up another one and found more huge worms.. I mean HUGE. So if anyone is a fisherman.. go dig up Burdock to get yourself giant worms.

@karenchakey 11 жыл бұрын

Hi Joe, just got back from the woods, and brought back some burdock root, not very much but enough to try it and I thought it was delish, I love it! so earthy tasty! I did some "chips" like you said but they got a little burned but good anywas then I sliced some and cooked them slow with some olive oil and like them too, I plan to go back and get some more and try them in a soup. Take Care!

@JoeandZachSurvival 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Edward, NOW is the time to start digging them, its prime time. Joe

@jennifermclaughlin4922 9 жыл бұрын

The Mosquito's comments made me laugh, Thanks for posting, I'm subscribing since I live in MN too and this was exactly what I was looking for.

@JoeandZachSurvival 9 жыл бұрын

Jennifer McLaughlin-Perez Thank you Jennifer, lots of videos to watch and many more to come. Thanks again. Joe

@Knards 10 жыл бұрын

Burdock is biennial. You picked the first year plant. If you left them, next year they would have the hitchhikers. They get the hitchhikers then die. The edible root is over 3 feet long

@cloverleaffarm4026 12 жыл бұрын

PS. Herbally, burdock root is used as a blood purifier. It helps to treat skin disorders such as eczema, and is also used as an antifungal and an antibiotic. It is classified as an herbal alterative, diuretic and diaphoretic. Keep up the great work on the videos.

@Djan-lc3lp 11 жыл бұрын

It's worth digging up the full root, the last two fifths is the best part!

@MadreMaven 11 жыл бұрын

Looks so yummy! Thank you for sharing.

@TheOutdoorsmanJoe 13 жыл бұрын

great vid & demo, I have never tried the burdock before thnx for sharing

@pamela11ooo16301 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video i been seeing these plants wondering what they were !

@cloverleaffarm4026 12 жыл бұрын

Great video. Up here in the north east, we call the prickly balls "sticky burrs". Or, at least that is what I know them as growing up. Inulin is a group of naturally occurring chemicals produced by plants that belong to a class of dietary fibers. Fibers help lower blood sugar.

@laurarenfro5136 8 жыл бұрын

Clove oil is easy to make and studies show it's the top plant to make a mosquito repellant out of.

@halley-d3c 6 жыл бұрын

Don't cut yourself short video is boring when you get too much off the subject great video thank you

@PeculiarPotato 11 жыл бұрын

I used to run through fields as a young'n hunting insects, and when I'd come home, i'd have burrs in my cloths,hair,everywhere and my Mom would go nuts ha ha.

@kathrynkazoo 12 жыл бұрын

loved the video!

@papatez863 9 жыл бұрын

You can/should soak it for 5-15 minutes to extract some of whatever makes it smell earthy and taste medicinal. Burdock is used often in Asian cooking, notably in kinpura gobo, a Japanese side dish of braised carrots and burdock.

@bryanrocheleau8735 7 жыл бұрын

I've been boiling the root and using the liquid to get rid of poison ivy for years. Works great for that! Heard it was a old Indian remedy. Never knew it was edible.

@kevinawilliams9703 5 жыл бұрын

Why are you getting rid of poison ivy!!!!! Harvestvit in its dormant stage it's super nutritious. Your contradicting mother nature.

@ChristopherJones16 5 жыл бұрын

he means he's using the liquid to get rid of poison ivy rash... not to get rid of the plant itself.

@ChristopherJones16 5 жыл бұрын

Never heard of that.. Just that Jewelweed and Plantain are the two go-to plants that everyone grabs for making poison ivy/bug bite salves.

@midwestplantgeeks8643 Жыл бұрын

Old Indian remedy It's an invasive. Seems lie all this nasty stuff is siftened by "it's an Indain remedy". Nobofy uses this plant to the point it needs to be. It is a complete destroyer of native habitat

@absolutetruth2074 5 жыл бұрын

I used to call the plant a big piece of lettuce!!! When I was younger!!🤣 Never tried it either!!

@shell7324 12 жыл бұрын

inulin is a natural plant fiber (starch) it does regulate the blood sugar, aids in digestion down below and can be used to thicken food products.

@fastandferious9723 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your video. This is my first time about this plant. I saw adv at Korean Market HMart. I have no idea what is bogo root? thru reseach, I found out this is interesting plant good for your blood and others too. Thanks for all friend comments.

@JoeandZachSurvival 9 жыл бұрын

Fastand Ferious Burdock root is one of my favorite wild edibles. I love making it into "Burdock chips" It is very good for you. Thank you. Joe

@barelyfree9427 4 жыл бұрын

Been mowing over it. till I realized what it was! Now I'm enjoying sauteing them.

@MissPickletoes 12 жыл бұрын

Now did I hear you right...that there is no poisonous plant that resembles the burdock? I want to be sure before I harvest it...there is tons on my acre. Mine have the nasty sticker-y seed pods that get caught in everything..including my hair! So is it good to go as far as eating is concerned?

@warriorprincessphl 8 жыл бұрын

Interesting'! I never knew they're wild in the States. I grew up with chicken herbal soup with burdock -- it's a chinese recipe. I love burdock for it's texture. Great video. I definitely learned something new.

@JoeandZachSurvival 8 жыл бұрын

+Anh Ung Thank you. I have another video where I use the leaf as a wrap around meat and then I bake it. It really was delicious meat and the leaf kept everything very moist.

@humanbn1057 8 жыл бұрын

+JoeandZachSurvival That's neat. What is the title of that video? I'd like to watch it.

@animusauthor 7 жыл бұрын

They are an invasive species from England that came over during the Colonial period, presumably because livestock in transport had burrs in their fur.

@TheMrhycannon 5 жыл бұрын

You must be city-bred.. Burdock is the bane of cow pastures and often gets tangled in livestock and pet hair.. I don't know about out west but it grows wild all over the eastern US..

@kevinawilliams9703 5 жыл бұрын

Chicken will kill you

@boobachelli 12 жыл бұрын

out of curiosity, what was the second herb book u held up at 3:30? love the vid, can't get enough wild herb uses and recipes vids on youtube! THANX!!

@aman4peace 10 жыл бұрын

we have them in MAine and Eastern Canada

@peggyshaft912 4 жыл бұрын

I wanted to be sure I heard what I was looking for. Lately interested in bitter greens. My burdock (a surprise plant) has huge leaves, and now has burrs which I believe makes it a second year? Also heard that the first year is the best root to eat? My question is, I tasted the leaf and it's very bitter, but I usually cook bitter greens down and freeze the broth for soup. Are the leaves edible? Thank you so much.

@q695 8 жыл бұрын

Joe, since you're also from MN can we go root digging some time near the twin cities to learn from you?

@andrewsayensu1979 7 жыл бұрын

would like to know either you sell some of your herbs.

@dancingram79 11 жыл бұрын

can you steal dig em out when they have already bloomed? I live in Sweden and its now that they are comming out where I live, but they have already gotten flowers, otherwise I would have totally missed them.

@kevinawilliams9703 5 жыл бұрын

Yea for sure !!! Cover in a garbage bag to save your clothes. Take the root and drop the plant back to nature to seed. Where abouts do you live in Sweden:)

@tonybonini2156 8 жыл бұрын

what about eating the young stems

@teenprepper96 12 жыл бұрын

Are the leaves edible also?

@TheMrhycannon 5 жыл бұрын

How do you get the root out of normal soil.? I have never seen it grow in such loose soil..

@JoeandZachSurvival 5 жыл бұрын

You really have to dig, they are in there good.

@kevinawilliams9703 5 жыл бұрын

Cause he has ruined the yard

@hillybeaner9689 5 жыл бұрын

We always called the "hitch hikers" Cockle burrs.

@victorbetancourt9224 5 жыл бұрын

Good afternoon I’am sorry what is name of the book Thank you so much God bless you

@kathrynkazoo 12 жыл бұрын

Those pesky plants! Didn't even know they could be a food source!!!! Make another video and throw it on here as you do it! Burdock BBQ Chips!

@Ashleyv51 10 жыл бұрын

You call them hitch hikers? I live in upstate ny and we just call them burdocks. I have never heard another name for them ;)

@Knards 10 жыл бұрын

In Michigan we just called them pickers, but we knew they were burdock

@AlAllerton 9 жыл бұрын

I'm from upstate NY and we called them klingons.

@laurarenfro5136 8 жыл бұрын

Clove oil for mosquitos

@mariaweaver2420 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Farmer Joe have you ever thought about doing a wild edible class?

@peterkuzhikombil4196 Жыл бұрын

Can you show the flowers please