Burdock. Eating the stems and stalks. Wild Edibles.

BURDOCK: I have made several videos on this wonderful wild edible, my favorite is the root but since the whole plant is edible it was time to try the leaf stem and the flower stalk. Knowing its edible wont do you much good in a survival situation if you do not know if you will like what your about to eat. Always go try it yourself, knowledge is priceless, just make sure you know what your about to eat. Thank You,

[@maryjanehenry4676]

I clean the stems , cut them into 2 inch pieces and par boil them. When they cool down some , I mix them with egg , flour , parm. cheese , garlic powder , salt , and pepper . The mixture should be not to thick and not to thin. Fry in butter and olive oil . I am making this now.

[@doriswoo4455]

I enjoyed your videos. So no- nonsense & straight to the point. Thank you.

[@barbaraespinosa9820]

Thank you for your informative video. What a joy to come upon people who are interested in natures bounties. You are so appreciated for your time and talents. God bless you and your loved ones!

[@Sparrowcrow-qc4pp]

I like boiling the leaves and putting onion soup mix in it taste just like greens

[@jodysams7915]

Leaves poisonous

[@mikem5475]

​@@jodysams7915why

[@carnagie85]

Thanks for another great video Joe. Look forward to seeing more.

[@sargentpepper8931]

i grew up on these stems in an italian family . cut stems 3 inches boil ,drain 1 egg flour and water till like thick pancake mix and dump in the cooked stems and fry . one of my top 5 favorite meals .

[@riverrat2993]

i like your way of diving in there and trying it. ive been doing that for a few years myself now. i made a stirfry of burdock roots, lambs quarters, violets, wild mustard, wild garlic leaves, and wild onion greens,a rose blossum , a dandoline flower, and poormans pepper leaves. a tad of bacon grease and a pinch of chicken bullion and wow! i will have to try the stalks. i froze a bunch of roots up.might try canning them in the future. i can up lambs quarters and use in place of spinach.

[@kgdblade]

Haven't tried the burdock stems, but I do regularly eat thistle. Thanks for the info. Boiling up burdock root in the fall is a little tradition. Can be some effort digging those roots out depending on the soil.

[@nickglass12]

I've got burdock & I'll play with it. Thanks Joe. You seem to be the go to guy for me at my place here in SE Ohio.

[@larrya7822]

Does burdock have very pointy thorns on the back of the leaf along the middle part ?

[@anniequilts]

I watched the video and ran outside to try it and decided you must have better tasting burdock than I have because mine definitely tasted kuck-a-yuck. I tried a couple of different plants, and they both tasted pretty bad to me. My husband said they were not that bad, but he didn't care for it either.

[@thelifeofriley7668]

I agree. It’s not good.

[@BeLoud13]

@@thelifeofriley7668 Agreed. But I remember after drinking burdock tea for a few days, I felt better. This was years ago.

[@asimhusain8087]

The root was delicious better than a potato try the stems with some of your favorite sauce

[@Waldhandwerk]

Very cool again Joe! ...fantastic. Have a great Day, Sepp

[@HalfQ]

Hi Joe, interesting vid, thanks. You can make a drink called "dandelion and burdock". I have never tried to make it but it's very good indeed. Take care.

[@patriciamariemitchel]

How do you tell the difference between burdock and rhubarb?

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

Burdocks leaves are fuzzy on the underside.

[@animallvr87]

Burdock stems are also grooved and hollow and less radiant red (more maroony).

[@patriciamariemitchel]

@@JoeandZachSurvival, thank you.

[@patriciamariemitchel]

@@animallvr87, thank you. 👍

[@houseoffire72]

I really need to study wild edibles... As a kid somehow I just knew what was edible for the most part - never came home from play starving that I can remember, maybe it was my moms gardening that taught me... Now that Im 40 I find it hard to recall what I knew as kid & really to study this so its 2nd nature again. Thanks for sharing bro!

[@charronfamilyconnect]

Thanks Joe for another great video! I hope you and your family are doing well .I heard you got floods down there. I hope you guys didn't get affect by that. All the best to you and your family this Summer. Oh yeah, Happy Summer! I have one other question for you Joe. Does the burdock die (dry up) after year 2. I am guessings its life cycle ends at 2 years? Thanks!

[@frankieboola6867]

How do you harvest the burrs? Do you eat them?

[@robinodowd9272]

how can I tell if its a first year or second year burdock?

[@nickrizzo96]

we par boil ng stems and roll them in flour and then egg and fry. Our family (Italian) has picked this plant for generations and we do it in spring with all the families participating. The men pick them and the women clean them and then are divided among the family. This vegetable is eaten during the holidays and on birthdays. I could remember as a kid my grandfather would hunt ground hog while picking the burdock. Spring ground hog is also tastey

[@martacipriani3576]

Hi Nick, I'm interested, you mean the leaves stems? Grazie

[@nickrizzo96]

@@martacipriani3576 just the stems you need to pick them young we pick them in Spring.

[@martacipriani3576]

@@nickrizzo96 Grazie! I definnetly try this out very soon as Spring come! Buon Anno to you and your family🤗

[@dancelessonsorlando7231]

Are the leaves good in a salad?

[@karenchakey]

Hi Joe! yet another weed I will have to try! I was on a hike tonight and thought of you! when I seen this pretty green sticker bush, I went over to it and scraped it down with my knife and tried it just like you showed....hummmm I am still on the fence on that one!..lol..lol I still want to try them Chips! Take Care!

[@domsanthuff5181]

I tried making juice from the leaves once it was terrible no matter how much sugar you put in it it would make you wanna make that face they do in cartoons when someone eats a lemon

[@نوفاببالعلم]

Hi, do the stalks have any health benefits comparing to the roots?

[@DerangedSurvival]

I just found this plant in the park next to me. It grows like crazy I will be sure to eat some tomorrow.

[@weRbananas]

burdock looks like dock except with burs... wonder how it got its name

[@SurviveN2]

Cool Joe, thanks for sharing and Take Care my friend :-))

[@Videomama1972]

Thanks for the video! I had some wild growing plants in my back yard and field that I just discovered is burdock and I am super excited! Eating as well as medicinal for sores and other skin issues. Do you have any videos on a specific poultice recipe?

[@BornRandy62]

I just walked around a burdock patch this afternoon and was contemplating if I should hit it with more roundup. tough weed :) you got to dose it 2 or 3 times before it is done.

[@cushionofair]

does anybody know if you can choose does anybody know if you can choose the fresh leaves

[@mahmudadeniyi9876]

great video

[@ksero1000]

I’m in zone 6b already having some pop up. Im too much of a beginner plus it’s probably too early in the season to know if it’s a first or second year plant. I pulled out some roots yesterday and letting them dry out to make tea. I do hope they are the correct year plant so I can get the benefit.

[@MrJoeyBoombotz]

I learn so much from you. Thanks a lot.

[@sharonhodges4567]

what is the nae and the author of the weed plant book

[@t.a.ccoull2249]

Hi how can I get in touch with you about this plant ..

[@teenprepper96]

I found burdock on my property yesterday for the first time, It made me excited, I thought I had none, and i found some stinging nettle on my property too

[@Note-dy6yd]

Thanks for the video. The voice is low volume.

[@ej9404]

Great video and information. I love to eat those wild edibles. Thank you so much for this great information

[@michaelmonaghan9226]

Do not cheap out on raised beds, everything grows better, yield, quality and looks. Less weeding too.

[@christinemadrazo6755]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@cozrcristales849]

Where do you live. I'm in S. California where can I find it.

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

I live in Minnesota, I am not sure where to find it in California.

[@kathrynpetrick2588]

how you didn't boil it to give us a review on what it would taste like as a tea?

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

I do not like tea.

[@hopeful503]

me and my sister dig the roots and bake them with sugar..yummy good!

[@exnihiloabe176]

Thank you

[@triplestarhomesteadllc]

Oh my, I remember so many burdocks that found their way into my hair when I was growing up... LOL Burdock was not my favorite plant growing up :)

[@StageBanndit]

fyi....the leaves are great for burns....you wrap the wound with the leaf and the burn will completely disappear...

[@animusauthor]

Does it work for sunburn, too?

[@yahootonyb]

you take the young leaves skrape and then bowel then taken and put in egg and flower frie and then eat.

[@choungchiv2441]

You didn't eat the leaves!

[@grappler321]

funny looking stinging nettle ,looked more like fire weed

[@tonybonini2156]

to eat the stem boil it and roll it in egg &flour

[@nickrizzo96]

We boil the stalk roll in egg and flour and fry called Cardone

[@vincemasucci9119]

Thanks Nick thats exactly how its done. I have been picking them for 50+ years.Matter of fact im heading tomorrow to pick some off a old farm in south hampton.I always use May as my picking time.One month ago i picked a nice bunch of dandilions on that same farm AWESOME TASTING THE BEST.

[@DaneStolthed]

Good info!

[@CaroleSimmons-bk9bm]

My burdock does not look that pretty, it’s more of a gray green but still very small plants so far

[@ErnestoTani]

the roots are much better!

[@robinbroadway4696]

Roll them in egg and flour and deep fry...Almost taste like fried oysters..

[@kookingkorner]

yuck ive tried burdock and it was best described as furry/dry

[@cushionofair]

Juice

[@XzRq0P2Q2]

生は無理だ～

[@locksand45]

Dude...just say it...it tastes like shit.

[@Alisha-vy5lb]

yuck!!

[@Barbarossa4U]

You know what wild edibles and women have in common? The older they get the more bitter they become! ;) That's my joke for the week.

[@artistzamira6360]

Lol the older men get the more impotent they become :P

[@artistzamira6360]

Thats my joke...