I Tested 3 Surprising Ways to Eat Dandelions

FOR SCIENCE! (and also to try and improve my health)

This is probably the most daring and professional cooking show you've ever seen.

#dandelions #healthylifestyle #healthyrecipes #harvest #foraging

[ScienceFactorsIn]

**Disclaimer**
If you are going to do the same, and eat dandelions make sure you dont eat the ones near big roads or cities, as they may contain a bunch of chemistry and stuff that is deadly to a human. It is better to find a forest that is not very popular and offtrail js to be safe!

[clairem]

One of the big downsides of eating dandelions is that you don’t want to eat too many of them in a short amount of time. Dandelions are a diuretic, which means it makes you pee out the extra water and salt in your body. So if you eat a lot of dandelion be sure to watch the color of your urine. If your urine runs clear like water, no you are not really hydrated, you are in danger of becoming dehydrated. Halt eating them for a while, rehydrate, and eat something salty to get back what you lost. That being said, diuretics aren’t always bad and are prescribed for different ailments like high blood pressure and edema. Everything in moderation.

[atlasking]

We ate them as greens as kids, but my favorite use of dandelions is dandelion wine! It's delicious and opening a bottle in the winter is like opening a bottle of summer sunshine.

[MrBrick-vbxh]

In the Czech Republic this is considered as a very good medicinal plant, i was very suprised to learn most people from foreign countries considered this as an inedible weed, you can make tons of stuff with these, (as you did in this video) such as a syrup simmilar to honey!

[der-gus]

Man the place you live looks so peaceful and scenic. Whenever you're whittling outside in your videos I'm always jealous

[Echoes_of_Yesterday-qy]

remember as a kid running around eating dandelions until I was kinda full, good times

[Nonyabsnss]

I have very low anemia, been taking vitamins but for some reason my body doesn’t really retain the iron. I looked up more natural iron sources and came across dandelions. Thank you for trying all these recipes or ways I can prepare them so I can try and see how my iron is in about a month. Again, thank you!

[Janet-pd]

Dandelions are not only for food but they actually repair of the soil on your property. Dandelions grow where there is a lack of calcium and they put calcium back into the ground they also grow where the ground is compacted because they break it up. Dandelions are not a weed they are good for your lawn! As soon as they have replaced the calcium and have broken up the soil they quit growing. They’re actually extremely good for your lawn.

[Trexgodatfortnite]

“A dandelion must be the last one of the season *eats*”

[docmach]

The trick to good dandelion coffee is to chop the root small, toast in a cast iron frying pan till caramelized to a darker color (not black), grind to a coarse fine texture and steep like tea.
It should resemble a dark cup of coffee.
You will get the chocolate notes but a very rich coffee flavor.

[LKBean]

I love the positive energy of your videos. When things go a little wonky, you just roll with it with a laugh and good humor. Thanks for giving the world a little bit of your sunshine ☀

[AK-pqzz]

My people are from Appalachia in wv. And we have been frying dandelions for generations. They are delicious! Try them with corn meal as well. They're nice and crunchy and make a good snack while hiking etc. ;) my grandmother used to do the same thing with the flower tops of queen Anne's lace and squash blossoms :) great video!

[DoneSimply]

Literally the most underrated youtuber ever!

[brockgrabarski]

these videos are so slow-paced and calm. i love how they're not over-edited like a lot of other videos on youtube. you just earned a new sub 👍

[kc]

My mum makes dandelion syrup that you mix with water and drink. it's pretty sweet <3 happy to see you try dandelions :)

[SUPERNOCH]

That is the most eye beautiful dandelion field/view I have ever seen

[kreeeezer]

Are we gonna talk about how beautiful that scenery is.. 1:05

[mercedesangelelzbieta]

This is epic! I’ve always been interested in natural resources for food, but hesitant on the proper information on how to prepare them into ingredients. Very helpful and will be trying these techniques! Love videos like this!

[andrewsallans]

I have been foraging plants for years now, i highly recommend making sure you get your dandelions from somewhere that hasnt been sprayed with any oest or herbicides and isn't next to a busy road way!

I loved this video of you are serious about dandilions i love the stems! sauted in an omelette or fresh on salad, they are like green beans, kinda. Very good though.

Some other prarrie pesto canidates include lambs quarter, common plantain, stinging nettles, wild mustard, wild garlic, and even finding some good pecans or roaated acorns for a pine nut substitute.

Once again always make sure you forage away from roads and spray sights, that stuff can be bad for your gut health (probably wont kill you but its best practice)

[MikeStavola]

My great grandma was really into dandelions back during the depression. Sge made me dandelion jelly when I was a kid.