Stinging Nettle Soup - Delicious! - Foraging Tips And Recipe

If Stinging #Nettles grow where you live, and you're curious about #foraging and wild foods, you really should give this a try - it's one of the most delicious wild vegetables I have ever tried.
The recipe in this video is #vegetarian - but it can be very easily adapted for #vegans or for a dairy-free diet.
On the other hand, it could also easily be beefed up by using a meat-based stock and/or garnished with a couple of rashers of crispy bacon.

[@adud6764]

This dude walked out with the intent to pick nettles and came with shorts. Unbelievable.

[@dr_kellogg]

Bruh I fucking laughed when he said "you should use a glove" then walks over and steps into it with shorts! The balls on this guy are ridiculous.

[@deano43]

C SEXY 3 that’s why he’s wearing shorts, he wants to show them off !

[@quinn3109]

incredible

[@DeathBYDesign666]

It was pretty funny. They also grow around patches of poison ivy where I live so yeah long pants are also very necessary.

[@evzevz06]

Right now you can scoop them up bare handed. I picked a kg today and was munching them on the go with some common sorrel and bramble leaves

[@otemplet9915]

"It tastes expensive" is probably the most convincing description to try a new food

[@phillipstai]

Right?!? As soon as I heard "Gingery, spiciness" and "Tastes expensive" I was sold. I need to know what expensive spicy, ginger herbs taste like.

[@thelouisfanclub]

Especially when it’s free!

[@MrSkme]

sounds to me like another way to say "unfilling and immensely overrated"

[@heliogonzalez2663]

God dammit

[@nastastic]

When I first tried nettle soup I said the same thing.

[@stormhaas7327]

This guy is so wholesome and I think its because he doesn't have any gimmicky thumbnail or fancy editing or cuts. Just a dude picking and cooking nettles.

[@dustyboi8975]

Feels very early KZbin lol. In a nice way.

[@carterwelland3006]

You’d love Robbie Knox

[@janetwayman9459]

Think it's because he's so respectful of his viewers

[@girlfromearth7316]

Yea it's so much better to watch naturally without editing

[@donaldasayers]

He does have an obnoxious vinyl table cloth though.

[@BonchurnoTheSpaceChowboy]

interesting..... time for me to get my own back on all the nettles that stung me as a kid by devouring their young!! mwahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!

[@kareldegreef3945]

hahahahaa , love it ;-)

[@chemicalmike646]

True. However, revenge is a dish best served cold. :p

[@woodyhoody]

🤣

[@basedaudio1]

Lol

[@bigd5349]

You dont go out alot do u

[@daveh70gongoozler40]

Hi there I'm coming up for 70 in June and I can remember eating nettle soup when I was about seven or eight years of age my grandmother used to make it for me and it was several years later I'm talking quite a long while when I finally found out that this green soup that I really liked was stinging nettle soup I called her one day picking the stinging nettles and I said what are you doing she said I'm picking stinging nettles what does it look like I said what are you going to do with those you can't feed those to the rabbits she said no I'm going to feed these to a little boy who loves them first I said who's that and then I said you you don't mean me do you but of course haven't you realised I was shocked and I couldn't wait to try them because I thought she was pulling my leg I really enjoyed the time on the farm at biggin Hill Costa few years later I got married and I lived in a house in bickley and when my wife and I got a chance to buy a bigger house she said to me one day I've seen a house that I like should we go and look at it of course I said where abouts is it biggin Hill she said I said oh I said my nan and grandad had a farm in biggin Hill I wonder if the house is nearby sure enough it wasn't too far about about 400 yards from my Grandad's farm Istill living in the house but sadly I lost my wife last year I am going through a period at the moment that is full of all sorts of memories so of course watching you making nettle soup set me off again and you give me wonderful memories on my younger days so maybe I'll be picking some stinging nettles this year I'm making my own soap thank you very much for jogging my memory all the very best Dave. If this is not quite right this letter I'm sorry but I am dyslexic so I do apologise

[@Isabel-hatherell]

this was lovely to read :)

[@AOR_Dobby]

Awesome story mate!

[@shoutyman9922]

I read your letter and I found it very touching. From your tone it seems that you nice memories of your life and that is good, I too, am older -72. I am retired but my wife still teaches and fills in at the local hospital when they are short staffed. I therefore took over the cooking chores and I find that many of my recipes and methods of cooking come straight from my granny. To me, slow cooking means a heavy cast iron pot in the oven and when I mince my meat, I push a piece of bread through the grinder to get all the meat out and make the grinder easier to clean. When I make a pie, I put three slits in the top because she did. She only ever told me that you could eat stinging nettles but would not cook them as she said there were too many dogs around. My Gran died many years ago in her nineties and I still think about her from time to time. I will be her birthday soon and I think I will celebrate by tracking down some decent suet and making a proper steak and kidney pudding the way she used to do.

[@bambostic]

Nice story! I get why you’d be surprised that they’re what you were eating haha. I’ve never tried nettles but always been curious about it since I heard you can eat them. I’m happy to see older people sharing their stories on here, it’s nice :)

[@MrGoatflakes]

Nice. Thanks for the interesting story. But you should avoid too many sour vegetables if you happen to have kidney stones or other trouble. Rubbarb too. Some poor guy died after eating sorrell soup cause kidneys were bad ._.

[@bexp748]

I suffer with ptsd and struggle working so I'm on basic benefits. With the cost of everything being so high these videos are a life saver. I will get through this, I have to. Thank you.

[@pvp216]

how you doing man?

[@bexp748]

@@pvp216 much better thank you. I discovered Alan Watts and Eckhart Tolle. I've been in EMDR therapy for four months now and have made some awesome strides. I will keep trying my best, some days are harder than others but I have felt joy at times. Thank you for asking. I wish you all the best for 2023. Nettle soup is beautiful and I made it regularly after watching this. I even jarred some up but not sure it's worked until I open it and smell. Looks lovely and green still so fingers crossed. 🖒

[@pvp216]

@@bexp748 I wish all the best in 2023 also man! Its good to hear that you are doing way better than before. Really glad to hear that. I was wondering what happend to you after you posted that comment and thanks for clearing that out for me. I hope that this year will be amazing for you man!

[@pvp216]

@@bexp748 Also the soup I have to try it, I heard few times already its amazing

[@bexp748]

@@pvp216 that's so lovely and kind. Love and peace to you 💖 I really do appreciate your message. It's reminded me how far I've come. The soup is my favourite now. My mum, sis and daughter also love it 🖒It's wonderful trying something new🖒Let me know in the spring if you get round to it. All the best to you too 💖

[@icreatedanaccountforthis1852]

"It tastes expensive." I must taste this.

[@brandonfeng3780]

He means weird in a good way, that's what expensive things taste like

[@SobrietyandSolace]

I didn’t bother blending mine as I was going to use the juices for other things like tea and cheese making- was genuinely surprised at the depth of flavour just from adding some salt to the nettle-water after boiling the shit out of them.

[@icreatedanaccountforthis1852]

@@SobrietyandSolace This makes me want to try it even more.

[@jmitterii2]

Makes me look for more descriptors because it's meaningless. Some things expensive taste great, somethings taste like garbage and only expensive because of social norms of rich people and wannabe rich people falling over themselves to show that they're alpha ape in this tribe, while they do so by eating something that tastes like sucking excrement from some animal's ass.

[@teaser6089]

@@brandonfeng3780 Yeah they really do taste like that don't they haha

[@SalvadorDolbyvsZAWARUDO]

Nettles: Grows barbs over millennia to ward off predators and avoid being eaten. Humans: That's cute.

[@toafloast1883]

Delete your comment

[@eh6618]

Lmao

[@BlueMooners]

Toafloast Delete your comment about his comment

[@abox6989]

@@BlueMooners Don't delete your comment about deleting his comment about deleting his comment.

[@OfficialCrowMauler]

swahilimaster I’m waiting...

[@GM-vk8jw]

This bloke is sharing his knowledge on KZbin without any click bait or hack of day BS He’s actually talking the talk and walking the walk. He’s the kind of bloke you want you on your side when the chips are down.

[@ganainm5113]

After watching this video I decided to give it a try. I made mine on a campsite in Wales, so no blender. I also added a carrot. It was delicious. I'll be doing it again. Thanks for sharing.

[@AtomicShrimp]

Gan Ainm sounds fantastic! so glad you enjoyed it

[@JG_Fit]

Did u just boil and blend the carrot?

[@tracischeelk29]

@@AtomicShrimp Thank you so kindly. Maybe Nettles will become more popular thanks to you. I've always loved the idea, but this compels me to try it now.

[@turtrenold8532]

@@AtomicShrimp can you feel the onions

[@roseclouds5838]

Traci Scheelk we will successfully eradicate stinging nettles for all the times they have hurt us!

[@malohn2068]

Nature: I will develop a defensive system that will hurt any who try and grab any of my leaves, that way I will survive in nature Humans: S O U P

[@danielyoung_]

*F O R B I D D E N L E T T U C E*

[@rohanhalle580]

@@danielyoung_ Perfect for placing in your rivals salad.

[@iangpark]

i love this

[@itspronouncednikolaj333]

We drink it as a tea as well...not im the UK.

[@leon_-_-]

The leaves you can actually touch, it's the stems that sting

[@buzzoliker]

This soup's also a traditional dish in my country, and so whenever I'd go to my grandmother's, she and my mother would make it. One day, when I was around 8 years old, I asked my mother why the soup was of that colour. She jokingly told me the dish's main ingredient was whole green frogs, so for the next 3 years I really did believe it was a frog soup.

[@mylenazvezta8486]

Lol ! I would like a mother and grand mother who does that to me but I make it myself now I am an adult ! And it seems that nobody like it...

[@nathanhankinson3229]

Cool, where are you from? 😂

[@medusa1340]

🤣

[@jamesnewstead7099]

Stop trying to steal our shit britan has so little native food

[@5656156516516]

If you steam them for a couple of minutes it kills the sting then you can handle them if you want to chop them. We like them in a quiche.

Or just use a different fucking plant that doesn't sting.. lol.

[@gracefulcupid838]

Willz __ yes but then its not nettle soup is it

[@Kayoticmunkee]

@ A lot of the food we eat cause a reaction, I guess we're just going to starve, right? With your logic, anyway.

[@alecnolastname4362]

@ Sounds like someone that thinks sriracha is spicy. Lmao

[@cbchansey6866]

@@alecnolastname4362 come on if this person is just ignorant about stinging nettles let him off. Those burn like a mofo it's not comparable to chili peppers

[@TruAnRksT]

I have plants that I was pretty sure were nettles they look right and when he said what they smell like I decided to go pick one and see. LOL I stung myself on the nose!

[@AtomicShrimp]

That's about as positive an ID as you can get!

[@TruAnRksT]

@@AtomicShrimp 😊

[@deadfr0g]

Mm, smells itchy.

[@ThEsOuNdInYoU]

how can you not recognise them?? they are one of the most abundant plants

[@TruAnRksT]

@@ThEsOuNdInYoU Well you might be surprised but they don't grow a lot here in my part of Ca. I've never seen a large patch like in the video. There are less than half a dozen growing in my yard and they are small and scattered all over the yard and will be gone the first time the county makes me mow . So I've been thinking about digging them up and transferring them to a dedicated bed or grow pot.

[@thomasglover520]

i made nettle soup for the first time today following your recipe , the only difference i used a Knorr veg stock pot, the colour was slightly darker green than the one in your video , i think this is probably due to picking the leaves when they a little older as opposed to when the plant is younger an a lighter green, i sprung it on my family tonight without telling them what sort of soup it was , they all had to guess what the soup was ? , wild guesses "pea , spinage , asparagus , kayle , " no all wrong , what do you think of it ?, it's lovely they all had second helpings, and this was just supposed to be the starter !!! the main was homemade Greek style meatballs in a tangy tomato sauce with feta cheese and corriander , courtesy of a recipe from the master chef Marco Pierre White, also went down a treat, however i wish you could have seen their face's when i told them it was stinging nettle soup, absolutly a hit , will be making it again , thank you it really was amazing, i wonder could i freeze the nettles or somehow preserve them , so they can be used in , say the middle of winter ???, once again thank you , very best wishes.

[@AtomicShrimp]

I've had success freezing the nettle leaves - get a pan of water boiling and drop in some leaves - take them out as soon as they wilt (less than a minute) briefly into cold water to stop them cooking, then I squeeze out the water and pack them into empty yoghurt pots and place them on a tray in the freezer - once they are frozen, I pop them out of the pots into a bag - when frozen like this in small portions in a bag, you can easily take out the amount you need.

[@thomasglover520]

@@AtomicShrimp thank you , iv'e subscribed to your channel , looking forward to seeing your creations, i'm not a chef , and i would'nt really want to be , i just enjoy cooking , and to use freely avaliable natural seaonal ingreadiants , best wishes

[@watsappenin2865]

@@thomasglover520 inspiring

[@GuruRasaVonWerder]

@@AtomicShrimp will do!

[@ster2600]

Just make a large amount of soup and freeze the soup!

[@StanislavG.]

In Mother Russia there's a similar recipe called Green Borsch. But the vegies are not blended but cut (especially the potatoes) into small pieces. And it's served cold (in the summer) with a cup of sour cream with chopped dill in the middle of the table. Thanks for the recipe!

[@AtomicShrimp]

That sounds wonderful - I have to try it!

[@mortechrome]

Same where I live-usually served with hard boiled egg and thyme.

[@oleksiishekhovtsov1564]

What you're describing sounds more like Green Shchi. Green Borsch is usually meat based (at least in Ukraine), but that might be a regional difference. Really good soup either way though

[@cancerfour69er]

Sounds nice

[@tracischeelk29]

Yum, yum. Thank you. Please tell us another Russian Recipe. How about a wonderful beet recipe, PLEASE! Or, what's your secret to Sauer Kraut or another tasty fermented veggie dish? :) .

[@AFunkyHypnoCat]

Things to be afraid of in life: - Taxes - An alpha male who has intent to walk into stinging nettle bushes and wears shorts

[@JanetStarChild]

Fuck off with that "alpha male" horseshit.

[@godtrac]

AFunkyHypnoCat nobody talkin bout him bein the next contester fo The Nettle Olympics

[@godtrac]

FunkYeah funk off with that funky horseshit

[@DustyHoney]

FunkYeah It was a joke, my man.

[@mitchelwalsh5356]

FunkYeah ...it’s a joke, man.

[@liam3128]

It’s weird to think nettles wouldn’t exist in the UK if Rome didn’t import them over

[@bruhnova8917]

thanks Rome, you fucking assholes

[@Kaiyats]

For what purpose were they imported over they’re horrible

[@EnjoyerOfCastle]

@@Kaiyats it’s just that when the Romans invaded they brought nettle seeds on their boots without knowing.

[@TheJoker-wr1cp]

Didn’t know that. That’s pretty cool

[@TallSilentGuy]

But apart from stinging nettles, what have the Romans ever done for us?

[@fosheimdet]

I will start making this. Only to get revenge for all the pain they've caused through the years.

[@jmitterii2]

Just don't get the wrong stuff. Or it will hurt you again.

[@ted4728]

fosheimdet instead of letting farmers spray pesticides, just eat the problem! :p

[@honquewastaken2298]

ah yes a perfect philosophy: if they hurt me... EAT THEM

[@bountyhunterj6822]

You're like the Bob Ross of cooking and I love you for it.

[@ted4728]

BountyHunterJ the Bob Ross of prank-calling

[@IuliaUrsulescu]

We also eat nettles a lot in Romania. But we only pick them in spring (until about mid april) , because if you wait until they grow too much, they become bitter (and at this point you can only make tea with them, you can no longer cook them). However, we use to store a bigger quantity of young nettles in the freezer so we can enjoy them all year long. We also cook nettle soup, but the most popular nettle dish is this: We cook them in water for about 10 minutes, we then put them in the mixer with a little bit of oil or butter and garlic. In the meantime, we make polenta and fried eggs as a side dish. Really tasty and healthy

[@AtomicShrimp]

I've been freezing them this spring - I give them a brief 1 minute dip in boiling water, then quickly out into cold water, then pack them down into plastic yoghurt pots - freeze them like this, then tip out the frozen blocks into a bag. Later in the year as long as the weather is not too dry, patches of nettles can be cut to the ground and they will grow fresh new shoots that are just as good as in spring

[@frantisekzverina473]

I remember my grandpa's hands were so callused he never used gloves when handling nettles. As a kid I hated the taste of nettle herbal tea but I might give the soup a chance.

[@MrCh0o]

I love how this comment shows up directly under another one which praises nettle tea :D

[@bib4eto656]

I've always loved the soup, but abhorred the tea, even though my mom swears by it. I'd rather just eat the nettle.

[@TubeDupe]

Back in the Eighties us alternative teens drank nettle tea for a statement.

[@NegativeAccelerate]

Haha my granny’s hands are so calloused from you thing hot stuff. He can literally put her hand on a toaster while it’s on and be ok.

[@ZebbMassiv]

Stripping down and rolling in nettles is something my gramps did. Thousands of stings apparently strengthened his immune system. I prefer modern medicine.

[@madaralivabrigmane9559]

My great grandmother apparently cought bees and had them sting her. Apparently good for the heart...

[@errolcollins7647]

That is what i call torture, did your gramps work for the Nazi's?

[@hickey1292]

Supposedly ointments made from nettles have some positive effects on arthritis and other inflammatory conditions, so weirdly enough your grandpa might have been onto something there. The folk remedies that actually work do often end up being folded into modern medicine.

[@Home_Rich]

@@errolcollins7647 KZbin comments will always delve into politics. Go outside.

[@diegestive4167]

When I was a kid I fell into a load of nettles just with trainers and shorts on ... I was covered from head to toe in blotches but never felt a thing... Later because I thought I was immune from their stings I used to roll nettle leaves up and chew them raw and still never got stung .... I don’t really notice getting stung now when I walk through them .

[@Seagull780]

this isn't what I subbed for (I think, I can't actually remember the channel) but it's sure as hell what I'm staying for

[@tallic967]

maybe his scambaiting videos?

[@jazzscott9109]

I've used dried nettles to make a simple green tea - it is surprisingly "more-ish". It is as good as any green tea I've had and your mouth keeps going "we'll have a bit more of that please" It is packed full of excellent nutrients and minerals. Very very good for you.

[@danm8004]

@ST aLien um... No they don't? Perhaps some do but to say "usually" is a stretch

[@tylerdrainville1136]

ST aLien Yeah that’s why people all across the world from many different cultures drink herbal tea that has absolutely no caffeine, right? Dipshit.

[@tylerdrainville1136]

ST aLien Are you illiterate or something?

[@somethingelse4878]

I used to drink strawberry and nettle tea but they stopped selling the teabags

[@jameswilkes451]

@@tylerdrainville1136 Calm down my friend, he obviously had the wrong idea. Nobody's here to prove anything, we're just here to grace this nice man's channel and his educational video about nettle soup.

[@knatspray]

These things grow everywhere in the winter at my place, extremely intriguing to see that you can eat your childhood nemesis.

[@advent7036]

ok first i thought relatable comment so I wanted to answer here, then I looked at your profile picture which is even more relatable lol

[@libbybryson]

When we realise we’ll need this cause Great Depression 2 is coming up

[@strawberrycow6614]

Great Depression 2-The Electric Boogaloo

[@vladig3995]

@@seekercpt rip

[@lostpockets2227]

i wish nettles grew around here all i get is dirt and rock soup :(

[@armandoflores7503]

@@seekercpt rip clara

[@brianm2881]

2021: Fighting former neighbours and friends to the death over a patch of nettles.

[@TheMrGingerbeards]

I remember making this with my mum when I was a kid because we heard an old wives tale that stinging nettle soup was really good for cats and one of our three was very sick. He was back and forth to the vets all the time and we thought we'd make the soup to give him a boost. After finding some suitable nettles and a few stings later we spent ages making that soup as we had never made it before. We mixed it in with their cat food and they all took one sniff and turned their noses up to it! I remember my mum saying they were fussy and trying it herself and she said it was "bloody awful!" Haha don't know what she did to that soup!! This video brings back funny memories of that day :)

[@misou4107]

That's cute :)

[@jeremymcadam7400]

Haha, maybe it was Patterson's curse or a thistle

[@classonbread5757]

What happened to the cat?

[@TheMrGingerbeards]

@@classonbread5757 he had a few operations and got better and lived a very happy life. he actually only passed away last year at 16 yrs old.

[@TheMrGingerbeards]

@@jeremymcadam7400 haha I hope there wasn't but that might of explained the taste! I've never heard of a Patterson's curse, do they look very similar to stinging nettles?

[@Big-Chungus21]

Nettles: *evolves sharp hairs that cause pain into anything that touches them to defend themselves against predators* The british: scrummy

[@BiloGadget]

i mean, if you were boiled alive I think all of your defenses would disappear as well

[@TrueInkpoint]

Tastes good

[@KageNoTora74]

Not just the Brits. Scandinavians as well.

[@klontjespap]

if you go along with the hairs on the leaves, you can pick them, fold them up twice so it only has 2 parts of the bottom of the leaf on either side, with the hairs folded on the inside, and eat it like that raw as a weed grower, i like how cannabis leaves have crazy hairs too, they don't sting or anything but they grip your hand palm like crazy if you rub against the hairs, they have quite a samey look between them, i also like how nettles are absolutely stacked with nitrogen :D

[@samuelanstee9167]

Your mum ( more d )

[@gracemoraa3451]

It really does taste expensive. There’s no other way to describe that rich, luxurious texture! Great recipe 👌🏽

[@thany3]

In Holland we've got nettle cheese! It's strangely spicy, and it tastes... well, "expensive" :)

[@saltysheev5502]

And absolutely delicious

[@lloydevans2900]

There's a dairy in Cornwall that makes a nettle cheese too - well, sort of. It's called Cornish Yarg cheese, and the rind is coated in nettle leaves.

[@ExtraLargeWindow]

i wanna taste this cheese

[@roonilwazlib3089]

We have this in Northumberland 👌🏻

[@rochellecurtis4850]

Oh wat mis ik brandnetelkaas!!

[@sephrosemary]

Back in Romania, there is a recipe of cooked nettles with rice, and we eat it every spring, tastes amazing, and picking them is fun as well, one of my favorite traditions. I don't live there anymore, but we still do it.

[@Silver_wind_1987_]

I wonder if it could be made into a tasty pesto...

[@BenRangel]

Growing up it was a spring tradition for my mom to clear the path to the forest, it was riddled with nettles so she made a large batch of nettle soup. Always served with a halved hardboiled egg per bowl. I'd say it tastes a bit like spinach with cucumber and parsley. Fun fact: Nettles are 25% protein!

[@dauntlesspk8807]

Here I was thinking these only existed in Runescape.

[@ThatGirlWithTheCoffee]

Literally how I found this video... Looking for the Rune Recipe

[@zxyatiywariii8]

I kinda wish they only existed in Runescape -- where we live, they hide in with all the other plants and manage to sting me every spring.

[@Competitive_Antagonist]

Lovely fresh pineapples! Get them while they're ripe!

[@TheDrunkMunk]

We don't have them in Australia. I was travelling in England and went for a walk through Epping Forest when one stung me. I had no idea what it was at firsy and thought I'd been electrocuted

[@astehum]

@@TheDrunkMunk Interesting. They aren't poisonous enough to survive in Australia.

[@SpirusOfH]

You seem like a person with whom it would be wonderful to be invited to dinner.

[@tommcguinness1943]

So convinced by his description that I just went out and made this. Didnt have a bloody hand blender though!!!! still I chopped everything super fine and it was still delish!

[@laetitialogan2002]

My grandmother used to pick nettles with her bare hand, I use to cry my heart out looking at her, she just laughed at me...dont know how she did it! Anyway, periodically she would do this as a tonic, and she worked as hard as any man into her very late 50s. Great to see this again, takes me back in time. Your site is incredibly interesting and you've a really nice way of presenting, well done.

[@I_V_X]

The underside and top on the leaves don't sting, only the edges and stem

[@keithklassen5320]

@@I_V_X That's not true, at least not here in Central Canada. The way you pick nettles without getting stung is you grab them in a particular direction. The spine hairs all point in one direction, always away from the stem, so if you hit them straight on, you'll get stung, but if you come at them from the stem side, you're very unlikely to be stung.

[@I_V_X]

@@keithklassen5320 you're probably right, I just got taught that as an easy way to do it haha

[@T_chOnYT]

@@I_V_X Wrong. The underside stings alot and the top stings a little

[@T_chOnYT]

People with a strong immune system can just roll into the nettles without getting hurt because the poison won't affect them

[@moocow2oo426]

This throws a wrench in the gears of my brain! I... I honestly thought that these were something that you shouldn't eat. Like, it never crossed my mind once because I just thought that they were weeds. I think I am going to have to try this! I really wish that my mother were still alive just so I could see her reaction when I told her that I was going to cook with them lol

[@louisegogel7973]

Moocow2oo There are a lot of edible plants people call weeds nowadays... and remarkably they have a tremendous amount of good in them for nourishing and healing our bodies! Here is only one link.... look up others for the lists of what these wonderful plants can do for us. www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/eat-dandelions-9-edible-garden-weeds.html And think of what you do with any greens: salads, scrambled eggs, quiches, pesto (I freeze my wild greens pesto into ice cubes and store them in containers in the freezer for my winter greens), soups, side dishes....

[@1invag]

There are things such as nettle eating contests where people just stuff raw nettles in their mouths and munch them lil

[@LilA-zl6tf]

They are delicious, much better tasting than spinach.

[@BeardyGit89]

@@louisegogel7973 it IS a weed. Being edible doesn't mean it's not still a weed.

[@louisegogel7973]

@@BeardyGit89 The naming of a plant as a ‘weed’ is ever changing because the term is a relative one! I nurture and plant dandelions, narrow and broad leaf plantain, lambs quarters, and other wild edible greens in and around my kale, beans, peas, squash etc as an essential part of the food I grow for our family. “Weed, general term for any plant growing where it is not wanted. Ever since humans first attempted the cultivation of plants, they have had to fight the invasion by weeds into areas chosen for crops. Some unwanted plants later were found to have virtues not originally suspected and so were removed from the category of weeds and taken under cultivation. Other cultivated plants, when transplanted to new climates, escaped cultivation and became weeds or invasive species. The category of weeds thus is ever changing, and the term is a relative one.” (www.britannica.com/plant/weed) “any wild plant that grows in an unwanted place, especially in a garden or field where it prevents the cultivated plants from growing freely” (dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/weed) “A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, "a plant in the wrong place". Examples commonly are plants unwanted in human-controlled settings, such as farm fields, gardens, lawns, and parks. Taxonomically, the term "weed" has no botanical significance, because a plant that is a weed in one context is not a weed when growing in a situation where it is in fact wanted, and where one species of plant is a valuable crop plant, another species in the same genus might be a serious weed, such as a wild bramble growing among cultivated loganberries. In the same way, volunteer crops (plants) are regarded as weeds in a subsequent crop. Many plants that people widely regard as weeds also are intentionally grown in gardens and other cultivated settings, in which case they are sometimes called beneficial weeds. The term weed also is applied to any plant that grows or reproduces aggressively, or is invasive outside its native habitat.[1] “ (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weed) note from above: Taxonomically, the term "weed" has no botanical significance!!! “a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth especially : one that tends to overgrow or choke out more desirable plants” (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weed) I hope this helps in understanding the definition of that interesting word, weed.

[@suzanneatkin9739]

Good Morning from FL. I identified this plant growing along a hedge in my backyard where my dog likes to forage for grass to settle her tummy. I figured I needed to remove it so my dog wouldn't get stung. I dug the plants up yesterday, but hadn't disposed of them yet! This morning I saw your video and I decided to try the recipe. It turned out amazing! Mine was a little more creamy than yours, but I believe it was because I used a medium and a half of Russet potatoes together with the harvested nettle leaves. I didn't have as many leaves as you showed, but I added some fresh cilantro that I needed to use up before it went bad. I'm 74 years young, living my best life taking control of my health since I retired 8 years ago deathly ill and on many drugs. Today after becoming a part of Holistic Wholeness Institute and listening to Naturopathic doctors for quite a few years now, I'm off of ALL pharmaceutical drugs, keeping off 50 pounds, regaining my mobility, stopped agonizing joint pain, as well as renewing my zest for living! My entire lifestyle has changed and I'm a life-long learner! Thank you for sharing your expertise!

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

The ultimate forage: there’s a book by Lynda Runyon called Eat The Trees. She raised 2 kids in a forrest for decades eating nothing but forages food including trees. You can actually grind up the inner bark and make bread out of it.

[@Nimesay1]

How interesting!

[@just_a_rock]

That bark bread is supposed to be absolutely horrible though, isn't it?

[@andersbendsen5931]

@@just_a_rock It's worse. Those who call it bread are either delusional or have simply never tried it. My mom had few "Live off of nature" years when I was a kid. Never fully recovered :P

[@ryanm.191]

You knew you were gonna pick nettles but still wore shorts True Brit Also the sting nettles give is an evolutionary trait they developed to avoid being eaten, but here we are

[@wolfdraws4852]

i mean, so do chillies and coffee beans

[@ryanm.191]

Wolf Draws ikr

[@BeavisSaves]

They evolved defenses, but never evolved to not be tasty

[@funky555]

i mean, im sure australians and russians could handle a tiny sting but ok...

[@samwaldorf8777]

@@ryanm.191 I don't think you're aware of how ignorant it comes across for you to say that a plant developed a stinging trait to avoid being eaten. I'm fairly certain you thought just the opposite, that it made you sound smart. What are your thoughts on strawberries? Did they decide to be brightly colored so they seemed poisonous? Were they trying to trick animals? Or did they decide to be delicious because they wanted to be eaten?

[@girmaytesfazgi9841]

I am from Ethiopia I remembered my mum used this as a spinach it was so yummy thank you so much for remembering me back and I will use like a you in England

[@ranchu3203]

I'm gonna try this as soon as they grow around here again en-masse, it's great, it reminds me of when we were Young and ate the blossoms of so called "numb-nettles", Taubnesseln as we call them in Germany, they used to have a vanilla-ish flavour in their blossom which could actually be used as a weak vanilla substitute.

[@James68W]

World: "British food is so bland, why don't you make it more interesting?" Atomic Shrimp: "what if it wants to hurt me" World: "that's not what we-... what?"

[@ecos889]

Plus so many foods full of flavour too, roast dinner with roasted garlic and herbs on the roasters, with homemade gravy, liver and onions, a good hearty stew, made with actual heart and MOAR garlic and herbs. I think in medieval times quite a few spice dishes existed too mainly using nutmeg also pottages are amazing.

[@Liloldliz]

Atomic Shrimp: "Anyway I'm going to boil it" World: "Oh my f--"

[@FlyingBalcony]

@@ecos889 Despite being non-white I do enjoy some jellied eels for some reason, maybe because I like seafood.

[@lemonjinxxy]

Despite being human I still like to do things that dont conform me to a certain race or culture. I just eat what I damn well want.

[@robertrigby-jones2805]

They'll give you but a scratch, now boar, that wants to hurt you

[@drottercat]

Dear Atomic Shrimp, thanks for this recipe. I tried it this yesterday and it was very nice. Agree on the "tastes expensive" part. To explore that feature further, I added a bit of tarragon, served it in porcelain bowls and topped the whole with a little roasted hazelnut crush. It was so creamy that I skipped the cream swirl bit.

[@jamiehay1027]

*Him:* **Goes to pick nettles in shorts** *Me:* _"Why is boss music playing?"_

[@misou4107]

Lmaoo

[@brenon1441]

are you a stinging nettle?

[@cakekilla101]

hi

[@MassEuforia]

10,000 Subscribers With No Videos Challenge it’s “why do i hear boss music ? “

[@imreallyy1852]

Not funny

[@monal9918]

This genuinely looks really good, I’m not usually into food or anything but I really want to cook this now.

[@patrickj8984]

ha,ha "not into food".......gotto eat my friend!

[@pseudonayme7717]

I thought Koalas only ate eucalyptus? 😋

[@wyattearp585]

You really should try food. I'd reccomend pizza.

[@trcs3079]

There are 2 types of people; eat to live or live to eat..meaning some people only see food as sustainence, There for recipes and fancy meals don't interest them

[@heliotropezzz333]

Not into food, but hopefully food gets into you.

[@robinbrowne5419]

We took our grand-son to visit his great-aunt in Nova Scotia. He was playing in a field with other little boys when suddenly he came running back. "Ow Ow I got stung by a bee." Of course we all said "Where Where". He pointed to his leg "There". So we looked and it was just a nettle sting. After a bath, some witch-hazel and milk and cookies all was better. But he did have a rash for a few days. Itchy but not painful. And a new-found respect for nettles :-)

[@pizzazzincorporated4583]

I have discovered that if I wash with dish-washing detergent ( lifts any oils), get skin very dry ( hairdryer), place a strip of packing tape over the affected area then yank the tape off. Repeat once or twice more. It works a treat!

[@philipgotbored6495]

In Macedonia we have a similiar recipe but we cut them not blend them,and mix them with eggs and rice.

[@AtomicShrimp]

That sounds tasty - I will seek out a recipe!

[@Silver_wind_1987_]

@@AtomicShrimp you should try carrot and squash mash it's SOOO good! My mom adds some brown sugar to it as well. She makes it every thanksgiving

[@trakuraul5370]

in Romania we have ,,urzici mestecate"

[@haingis]

grew up eating this as a child. the fact that i'd stung myself on these always appealed to me.

[@JulieWallis1963]

haingis eating those stingers was your revenge. Go you xxx

[@zlucyz1]

I come back to this video every few months, idk why but it’s a comfort video for me :)

[@clairrollings3988]

I'm always making nettle soup from the spring onwards it's a super tonic and my son loves it, so I can boost his vitamin c intake and protein all in one go!

[@billybigbaws9993]

Get the boy a milkshake man

[@clairrollings3988]

@@billybigbaws9993 He has those sometimes too!

[@steadyeddy6184]

@@clairrollings3988 any other good foods with vitamins ?

[@inquaanate2393]

Nettles “these spiked poison stings will protect me.” Humans “if you give it a sniff it has this wonderful, gingery, aromatic scent.” Nettles “fuck.”

[@Dial8Transmition]

I have made it a personal "tradition" to make stinging nettle soup every spring now, I have done so for the past 4 years. I just finished picking them for this year and I'm about to start making it :)

[@lizg5574]

Dad used to allow a specific strain of nettles to grow on the edge of the veg patch, to give us greens in lean times. Mum made nettle soup and was known to use them in bubble and squeak, when kale, turnip tops or cabbage was in short supply! Brings back memories!

[@ItsViktorHere]

In Sweden we serve the soup with a soft boiled egg and no potatoes

[@jennapedersen2286]

You mean spinach soup? In Finland we serve spinach soup with a soft boiled egg.

[@vilshe7449]

@@jennapedersen2286 But it's always hard boiled tho

[@ItsViktorHere]

@@jennapedersen2286 yea some people prefer it hard boiled, I'm more of a soft boiled kind of guy. Also eggs with spinach soup is also a classic.

[@jennapedersen2286]

@@vilshe7449 sorry yeah i meant hard boiled 😅

[@xXcangjieXx]

My mother would always make it with a poached egg!

[@titanicboy123queenmerry9]

I tried making it my self....... and it was the nicest soup I have ever had! Quick and easy and the family loved it Thx. XXX

[@OFFICIALLYKICKIT]

Did it sting to eat

[@T_chOnYT]

@@OFFICIALLYKICKIT Of course not it's fricking cooked the defensive hairs will pretty much die at that temperature

[@billarseneau3354]

Thanks for the recipe! I only had chicken stock and no milk at the time, but it turned out delicious anyway!

[@Ryan_Nath]

Collect all your left overs, Onion skins and the ends, carrot tops and skins, garlic skins, literally anything like that, freeze it and then boil it all when you need stock :) So any part of the veg what you'd normally throw in the bin

[@knowledgewillincrease7508]

@@Ryan_Nath wow i never knew, thanks

[@Silver_wind_1987_]

@@knowledgewillincrease7508 if you get a small chicken you can also use the bones! And boil them in water with veggies and there's your stock.

[@justanuff]

you can also smoke the leaves out of a volcano bong. Here's a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmWbXnpqgNKFjs0

[@floriankreppner]

I love that atomic shrimp actually reads the comments😂

[@berkebasargan5173]

We live in the western side of Turkey, and my family makes Nettle Salad on the summer. It's mainly nettles, some juicy tomatoes, red onion and lots of crumbled feta.

[@laser00]

do you cook the nettles first lan?

[@berkebasargan5173]

@@laser00 no, we just wash it very, very thoroughly

[@elenna_alexia]

I should give nettle soup a try this spring. Three or so years ago in summer I made some soup with wild herbs as well as some grains (some kind of wheat I believe, by the looks) that likely had self-seeded on a small fallow field, with blackberries for desert. My father hadn't gotten as many healthy ingredients as I had hoped, so I spent the afternoon/evening helping myself to some nutritious foods. Nettles were one of the main things I collected, because I knew those were edible while I was as struggling to identify some other plants as edible, so I was a bit careful about what I picked. Unlike my father I live in the city, but I shouldn't have to go too far to find some fresh herbs away from major roads. Gonna make myself a low fat vegan version.

[@ted4728]

i find it weird that the person who used to prank asian scam-callers is giving me a tutorial on how to make nettle soup... not that i hate it, it's just one hell of a contrast in content :p

[@Truth_above_everything]

I dont know why but this video made me so happy

[@rioga]

I just looked up this after falling into a bush of nettles while looking for my soccer ball, (i was only wearing shorts, no top, I’m in pain)

[@raheem8086]

Damn if only id found this the day it happend i lnow the natual cure its a plant that grows close by it

[@zxyatiywariii8]

@@raheem8086 What plant?

[@raheem8086]

@@zxyatiywariii8 plantain or plantago major

[@RaahPolo]

zxy atiywariii dock leaf

[@raheem8086]

@@RaahPolo isnt called burdock and yes that helps also

[@marcelladolores3487]

This is one of the most satisfying and relaxing things I have ever seen. The Bob Ross of cooking!!!😍

[@adrienneadamska8643]

I've just polished off a luxurious bowl of nettle soup. I picked the nettles from my local park. Perfect time of year, the nettle was young and fresh. I really enjoyed it so thank you so much for the info and recipe.

[@crankylucifer]

Ah, I remember eating these at my mother's place. She cooked a few eggs and split them up, either cut them up properly or just divided them in to the soup, and a few small sausages we have in Sweden called "prinskorv". It was delicious and it was oh so darn good! I still haven't tried making it, cause I don't wanna ruin my childhood memory of it, what if I don't like it anymore? One of the few memories I still have left when I was of that age. Of course, as it was a mother, she had really no recipes at all, so I am gonna have to freehand the making of the soup, like she did :)

[@friendoftellus5741]

Was there ever a more tasty soup ? Delicious ! Very healthy and nutritous.

[@onyxtay7246]

One thing I love about these videos is that they aren't recipes. Instead of just saying what a person should use you just describe what you're making and why you use certain ingredients. There are even alternative ingredients I would never think of like adding peanut butter to make something more creamy.

[@electronraygun6346]

After many a sting from nettles in my childhood, it's nice to finally see a few get their comeuppance! :-)

[@TheSpeep]

I used to just pick and eat bits of nettle leaves as a kid, if youre careful with the edges its not that hard to avoid being stung rly.

[@jameswilkes451]

When I was a young lad I always thought it tasted a bit like those fake watermelon drinks...

[@Jay.999.]

This was one of the most chilled videos I’ve ever watched. This guy is great to watch and strangely interesting for such a basic video.

[@veselinnedkov643]

I know this video is old, but I'm so glad to finally see someone eating nettle. It's such a common spring and summer dish here, for years I didn't even know people consider it a weed. We usually add a boiled egg in it when serving, and a bit of ground up walnuts. Delicious.

[@ptooeycat1089]

soooo, encouraging people to pick nettles but not telling them about dock leaves? lol, meanie! soup looks good tho :)

[@peasbowl]

What are dock leaves

[@iagreewithyou7894]

@@peasbowl stuff that nullifies the nettle's sting, whether it's a placebo or an actual effect I don't know.

[@peasbowl]

@@iagreewithyou7894 Incredible :D I rarely come into contact with nettles, so I hope this will be useful someday.

[@cleanerben9636]

Dock leaf definitely helps. Also, make your own drink out of the dock.

[@tsarnicholasii274]

@@cleanerben9636 Drink? Never heard of this, how so and what does it taste like?

[@jennyjenjen80]

We make this about twice a year now. I posted this on Facebook and at least three of my friends followed your recipe and they all loved it

[@elizabeth2416]

I'm Greek and we often put stinging nettles into our spanakopita. It can replace spinach in so many dishes.

[@omikronweapon]

It's SO green, I'd want to say "unnatural green". Ow, the irony :P

[@msbestsunshinesunny7858]

Yes looks delicious

[@dr.sbrule5817]

@toilet paper colouring/additives.

[@Skoomz]

@toilet paper even though it's color is completely natural and it's literally fresh nature it still looks (in person probably) really unnatural.

[@Skoomz]

@toilet paper you don't get it. It's ironic because he called nature unnatural.

[@Skoomz]

@toilet paper it's literally the correct use of "literally"...

[@ministry_of_love]

My mouth is watering. Funny you should say it tastes expensive because I had my first nettle soup in a rather swanky restaurant two weeks ago. Delicious.

[@chemicalmike646]

when you select your nettle leaves, choose young leaves, as the older they get the woodier they become. and avoid plants near roads and other pollutants.(including being peed on btw)

[@raheem8086]

Pee is one of the best fertilizers

[@Wanderingwalker-ke6mg]

Raheem savage not so great for flavour tho I’d imagine.. 😂

[@raheem8086]

@@Wanderingwalker-ke6mg u dilute it with water 3 parts water 1 parts 1 piss and there is no flavor or smell left over

[@raheem8086]

@@Wanderingwalker-ke6mg they always use cat piss as fertilizer it's just named something else on the label like cow manure is really cow shit well instead of me buying a cat an waiting on it to piss I'd rather use my own

[@godfreypoon5148]

@@raheem8086 I find the thought of storing my own urine for later use quite disgusting. So I use my neighbor's pee.

[@nogosnoqt]

I've tried nettle tea before and it was quite good. Pleasant taste, if a bit unusual. I surmise others would disagree, but that's how things go.

[@stephaniknight5809]

I would like to say, i think i enjoy your videos so much is because you are very “Dad” like. Your demeanor is similar to my dad but in a way better way. Thank you for giving us your knowledge and ideas

[@Kate31415]

Made something similar last spring minus the butter and with garlic, ginger and olive oil. Was delicious. Will have to do it again some time

[@anthonydurga1242]

We’re calling him a rebel but imagine the man who invented the soup 😵‍💫

[@Size108]

The best nettle soup tutorial on KZbin! Thanks for inspiring us all

[@Larry]

I remember them makign it on Blue Peter as a kid, and them saying it can give you migranes if you eat too much.

[@MuzikBike]

crazy huh.

[@Aurmm]

@@MuzikBike crazy huh

[@fatguy4994]

@@Aurmm crazy huh

[@arcticpoofie5854]

@@fatguy4994 crazy huh.

[@CorridorJ]

Blue Peter also told me that Jimmy saville was a trusting guy...

[@Jaxckxx]

When he said I think I might get stung, at 1:00 when the camera panned out I was waiting to see him run and jump into the nettles lmao

[@abigailbaxter5530]

Atomic shrimp I love you! I was crying all day until this video and I have bad memories with stinging nettle-but you cooked them into a delicious and soup and I am so impressed. Thank you so much, please make more videos!!

[@NAOMINATION]

I want to try this now‼️ The best thing is, is that it is an accessible meal. The ingredients are not hard to come by.

[@donaldasayers]

Have you noticed the sneaky reduction of mass of those Oxo stock cubes, obtained by making them X shaped?

[@AtomicShrimp]

I hadn't really thought about it, but yes - I guess they probably increased their profit margin a bit there.

[@DavidBrown-gf1wc]

Terrys Chocolate Orange did similar, they imprinted orange looking details on the insides, hence using less chocolate. They admitted a 10% reduction to me in an email exchange. Yes Im sad enough to follow these things up.

[@JG_Fit]

Omg! I never even thought about that.

[@mapleleafer74]

Therapy to watch! Between the potato peeling, bread breaking and of course the luscious green bowl at the end!

[@peanut4507]

What the hell? I was talking about how people making stinging nettle soup is weird in the car, and now I'm recommended a video on it?

[@sancraft1]

Big brother is not only watching us, he's listening to us.

[@joelw5654]

👽

[@GillesVandenoostende]

Now I’m seeing it too!

[@bkerbal8444]

its long been known laptops and phones are constantly "listening" with sites like google/ facebook taking in data... my bf and i talked about buying certain things we needed and then got ads for those things BEFORE PHYSICALLY SEARCHING THEM

[@Nine-Signs]

@@bkerbal8444 I can second that. All watched over by machines of loving grace... :/

[@mikamiso]

This looks soo good, stumbled across your channel today and im so happy i did. I live in the south too, though ive never tried nettle soup i have tried elderflower cordial and elderflower champagne which is made from plants near me. Sadly a lot of them have been cut down recently and its getting harder to find them not by any busy roads or right next to a path for dog walking.

[@kaasloo1303]

woah, this is a really cheap and seemingly delicious soup to make, going to try tomorrow for sure. thank you

[@AtomicShrimp]

At this time of year, you might need to look around for the most tender topmost leaves. If you can find a patch of nettles that someone cut down, they often regrow nice and fresh and tender.

[@kaasloo1303]

@@AtomicShrimp I made it for dinner today and it was remarkably delicious. I picked the nettles from a tiny forest near my house in the Netherlands but all of the nettles had a lot of flowers, I wonder why, is it maybe because it is a bit late in spring? Anyways, thanks for the tip, I tried my best picking the topmost leaves.

[@NOWThatsRichy]

Walking through stinging nettles in shorts is NOT a good idea! 😀 The soup looks a nice colour.

[@AtomicShrimp]

Richy, The Tinkerer & Wanderer. I did get a little bit stung, but it's part of the experience!

[@jameswilkes451]

Our friend here obviously doesn't give a damn. O7

[@Pikminman1000]

In my honest opinion, “Stinging Nettles” and “Soup” should not mix, but evidently they do.

[@AtomicShrimp]

For a very long time, I thought so too, but they really are delicious

[@vibemunster]

@@AtomicShrimp Have you ever eaten the nectar from white nettles? and also rose hips are tasty, love your channel BTW.

[@AtomicShrimp]

@@vibemunster I tried dead nettle nectar for the first time a couple of years ago - been doing that with honeysuckle since I was a lad

[@vibemunster]

@@AtomicShrimp I've never tried honey suckle, have you tried rose hip skin?

[@jaishemajames4554]

Why eat that ??? It stings the skin

[@61mab]

Bought some seed because of this vid and they are coming up nicely in West Los Angeles. Watched this years ago. Thanks.

[@angelorf]

"It just tastes expensive" coming from the guy who made a whole 3 meals for 1 pound xD

[@Wellthoughtout]

For anyone who gets stung by the nettles while making the soup get the stem and crush it then rub the sap on the sting it will stop it from hurting

[@justbuns6404]

Any plant juice works. I prefer ground ivy. Grass also works.

[@amyclay8961]

Oh I'm going to try this in spring! Such an easy, inexpensive recipe. The real challenge will be getting my husband to eat some.

[@CaptainPupu]

We have a very similar recipe but with sorell in Hungary.