Eat The Weeds: Episode 135: Sonchus III

[@SkipLaC]

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[@EatTheWeeds]

@chunfu2 Almost all species with white sap will make you sick, or worse. There are a few species with white sap that are edible, Lactucas are some, figs are another.

[@Amandaajt1]

I love big weeds because I let them grow and turn them to compost. If you don't want them to spread just pull them before they seed. I use these to feed my other vegetables. One day I hope I will try to eat one, lol.

[@joybickerstaff194]

Hello! New subscriber here, I find ur info very helpful, I’m not sure if u mentioned of if this plant grew local n ur area or if it grows threw out the US, going to watch all videos cause I’m all about wild edibles, the more I learn, know and recognize, the more I can eat or use medicinally! Thank u

[@EatTheWeeds]

Go to my website, there is a drop down menu under "foraging" with instructors from around the world. Find one near you and email them that question.

[@EatTheWeeds]

@BornRandy62 Sad to say I have neighbors who range from hating my yard to ignoring it to reporting it.

[@EatTheWeeds]

Latucas tend to be bitter not toxic per se. Drink too much mother's milk and you'll get sick.

[@Chefianf]

you mention that white sap is a warning sign. Why is this a waring sign since many lettuce plants have this characteristic? Is there a plant that is notable that has white sap that should be avoided?

[@BornRandy62]

do you feed your neighbors with locally sourced greens? I 'pay rent' with property owners with fish and game or photographs I obtained on their grounds.

[@viveviveka2651]

I'd enjoy seeing if you can duplicate Joe's Special using primarily wild foods.

[@moxncal]

my mom use to pick a bunch of these to feed my rabbits.....never new they were edible for humans.

[@EatTheWeeds]

It could be a wild lettuce. They usually have a few hairs on the backstem.

[@ErnestoTani]

Beautiful Sochus. Large and nice green color. We eat that vegetable here. But its not a popular plant because the bitter flavor. But Personally I love it.

[@1fanger]

Don`t know if anyone mentioned this but, there is a poisonous plant that looks like sow thistle. Groundsel. I remember seeing this growing right in the vicinity of the thistles. There are a few characteristics that set it apart from the thistle. I can tell the difference. Some may not be able to. Deane, can you point this out in a video, it`s that important

[@twinadultclub]

Green Dean could teach those "DOOMSDAY PREPPERS" a thing or two.

[@smurfiennes]

why did you boil them first and throw away the soup? i thought the soup was full w vitamines and minerals... couldnt you just add the fresh chopped vegs in the pan straight away?

[@vansom]

The bitterness is great for support the liver

[@wtinnen]

Okay, you tricked me. I was expecting worms in the pan.

[@EatTheWeeds]

@twinadultclub What I am constantly told is when push comes to shove everyone will end up on my door step.

[@DavidML777]

all sow thistles are edible if prepared correctly?

[@Ghost-w9m]

Very educational. Thank you for sharing this knowledge

[@gayatrimelkote6822]

Why did you boil the sonchus before stir frying it? Dosen't it loose nutrients or do you do it to get rid of something unpleasent or not good for you (It does have that white sap that i am nervous about)?

[@xXxAkiraClaymorexXx]

Thanks Green Deane for all your helpful videos and keep doing what you do! Because you do it so well. By the way, you made me hungry, now I want to go out and find me some to cook up haha.

[@EatTheWeeds]

@WorldClimb Sonchus is found around the world. On my website where there are comprehensive article specific distribution is mentioned.

[@tammytruthout8465]

Almost looks like dandelion leaves

[@EatTheWeeds]

@PiccoloMichela At 14:02 I say the word "sand." I was saying wash your greens thoroughly because sand doesn't taste good.

[@peaceinstead]

Thanks for your informative videos!! can I throw this whole plant in a blender with my green smoothie?

[@holidaypapi7392]

Can you make a video showing how to make a tea with sow thistle I would really appreciate it

[@greendeane1]

It is usually not used to make a tea, which would be bitter. It might have medicinal qualities, but I am not an herbalist.

[@EatTheWeeds]

@1fanger the roots of young plants can be eaten though you may have to pass them through a food mill to get rid of the fiber.

[@EatTheWeeds]

@mauric99 Hmmm... that's difficult to say. If you mean spices there are few, if you mean greens there are lot this time of year. They are just about everywhere. I'd like to do more in Miami but I usually give classes in West Palm Beach at Dreher Park, and will be there April 1st I think.

[@EatTheWeeds]

@PiccoloMichela With apologies... I said "sand" because I didn't wash the greens enough.

[@purity4all]

It has a very earthy flavor.

[@EatTheWeeds]

Because they are bitter and the water is bitter. Read the accompanying article on the main website.

[@sarahnoda]

Hmm.. I found a little sprout in my garden that looked like what you identified as Sochus Asper, but it grew to look like the Sonchus Oleraceus..

[@viveviveka2651]

That cooked dish reminds me of "Joe's Special," which was a favorite dish served by Originsl Joe's restaurant in San Francisco back in the 1960s. You can find recipes online to match it. Nutmeg was one of the spices. Onions, mushrooms, garlic, olive oil, ground beef, eggs, spinach and I'm not sure what else. They used to get it just right, not too wet and not too dry. It was perfect. Probably my favorite dinner when I was growing up. Very nutritious as well as unusually satisfying and tasty.

[@commonconservative7551]

i have read that this was used as a pain killer, or a sedative.........i was wondering if this is the same weed that is called the compass plant,horse thistle,wild lettuce,wild opium...........i need a pain reliever for chronic and acute pain from workplace injuries and actual arthritis in the neck from 40 years in the metal trades.....over the counter meds really don't do the job for me

[@greendeane1]

Sonchus is not good in that regard. While it is severely over rated some folks use Lactuca virosa for mild pain. It is a common plant in Europe but not common in the U.S.

[@SusanRichardsDay]

mitragyna speciosa could help you . its a tree native to thailand and indonesia . wonderful for pain . i have a huge one in my yard but buying it already powdered is easier and reasonably priced . Or good ole cannabis oil .

[@cross27]

okay so i thought this was just a wild lettuce variety it grew in my yard and i ate it

[@greendeane1]

They are related but different.

[@EatTheWeeds]

@slowtaknow Young leaves can be used in a salad but they tend to be bitter unless cooked.

[@gokucrazy22]

according to many archaeologists, the way primitive humans learned what foods were good to eat was by watching animals and their feeding habits. a large majority of the foods animals eat are actually o.k. for humans.

[@EatTheWeeds]

Bright red? No. Dusky purple perhaps.

[@chunfu2]

Green deens, i'll send you a KZbin message to show how to place a clickable Address Bar of your site in the video description...now!

[@PaulineBreton-o9c]

So educational. Love this site. I have most of these in my yard and didn't realize the salad bowl i have.

[@EatTheWeeds]

High oxalic acid will give you kidney stones.

[@cherylperkins7538]

I still get confused. When I'm totally confident wii l try to do something. Thank you.

[@EatTheWeeds]

@wtinnen You never know when I may strike again.

[@ChrysArt]

In the Greek cuisine there's a traditional food called Hortopita which is made from various greens including spinach, similar to Spanakopita. In the Greek country side the woman forage wild spring greens for this pie. Could I possibly use some of these greens for this recipe or are they too bitter and need to be boiled first?

[@gokucrazy22]

and thus, "majority" i never said all. but yes, it's not a fool proof strategy but it works most of the time.

[@PiccoloMichelaChannel]

HI, I'm Italian, and I follow your videos, I did't get the name of the plant you said at minute 14:02 the one that resemble the sonchus, but it is not good, could you please let me know the latin name? Thankyou

[@LienNguyen-xj6bo]

I afraid maybe tiny bug in the flowers, I use only leaf and stems. Rinsed, add hot water, cover it, after a few hours. It's done. Drink it and eat it. Thanks, I just think I eat grass. Now I know, people eat grass, too.

[@1fanger888]

Thanks again Deane. Been harvesting more new and various edibles and expanding my agenda. This video cleared up some questions I had.

[@EatTheWeeds]

@wtinnen Hmmmm... that water tends to be bitter.

[@newby1627]

there is a type of thistle that grows here in Ca. and gets up to 7 feet or so. it has a purple flower that turns white when it seeds. what is it and is it edible? I cant find info on it.

[@Maggie-Gardener-Maker]

I went to the forum that states one must be registered to enter the forum so I clicked on register it goes to another screen that states "Not Acceptable! An appropriate representation of the requested resource could not be found on this server. This error was generated by Mod_Security." - UPDATE: I went to the webpage and tried that forum and was able to register. I noticed the link in the description of this video takes one to wordpress forum but the forum on your website is not on wordpress so perhaps the wordpress forum is no longer in use?

[@gwynedd1]

I get both these species presented here both common and asper. I also get the Lactuca Serriola which has a solid stem which makes an incredibly good vegetable peeled and poached a few minutes.

[@WorldClimb]

What part of the country are you in? Info on national distribution of plants would be useful. Thanks for the vids, very enjoyable.

[@chunfu2]

I got a gift for you, Green deen! Here: © It's a copyright symbol you can copy!

[@MiWilderness]

Are the young leaves bitter?

[@EatTheWeeds]

Done more than 100 videos ago.

[@DavidML777]

if you write a book i will buy it. you should write a book. thanks so much for all the information you provide

[@EatTheWeeds]

Cook it and eat it.

[@slowtaknow]

a real healthy salad could be made as well,but that looks pretty good.

[@gatrwrksMarshall]

That plant is the same thing is wild lettuce (Lactuca). -Marshall

[@Whipt]

Wish you had an easy click link in the description. I am so lazy!

[@mauric99]

Hi I live in Miami Florida, what is the best location to go pick wild herbs in this area... Thanks

[@EatTheWeeds]

More so what you probably have is pokeweed, which can be deadly if not prepared correctly. It can have a bright red stem.

[@Knight8365]

Another fantastic video Dean! Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for this on my foraging forays :)

[@landonsahagun6632]

are you still making videos?

[@greendeane1]

Yes, working on one now #172

[@greendeane1]

Making #172 now, kind of run out of local in-season plants.

[@chunfu2]

Can you put your Website link in the video description?

[@Jesses001]

@TxBushcraft Last time I checked, he used a Flip HD.

[@chunfu2]

@EatTheWeeds Do it now!!!! You can edit your video!!

[@WorldClimb]

@PiccoloMichela Wash out the sand I think he says.

[@chunfu2]

1080p!!! FULL HD!!! LOL!!! keep the good HD vds going!

[@claritynow]

sand or no sand, that was one tasty looking plate at the end

[@guidedmisselsn1not]

how do you prepare the flower buds?

[@creativeusername8760]

Can you talk about opium lettuce?

[@RonRay]

Another great installment of environmental food.

[@WeirdCrazyShortGuy]

Thank you so much for posting another video! Keep 'em coming!

[@EatTheWeeds]

@Whipt Forgive me. I don't know what that means.

[@jthttk]

Another Awesome Video! Thanks so much!

[@bmrumi]

Which one does get higher?

[@divinelivity1111]

Thanks much brother

[@denisepereira1088]

Hallo! I live in the NE of Portugal on o,8ha of land and am just discovering the wealth if wild edibles I have access to! With the help of the videos on KZbin I've reached the stage when i can now identify a dandelion! Now I'm working hard on the wild lettuce ( I think I have 4 different kinds) and the sonchus.I enjoy your videos and just wish you could come on a walk with me and confirm what is what.

[@dufusrunescape]

what can i do with curly dock?

[@michu00ify]

Can you grow it?

[@EatTheWeeds]

@chunfu2 Only took nearly 7 hours to upload.

[@AT-py7wx]

Why do you need to boil it for 10minutes?

[@greendeane1]

You don't have to boil them, but it does lower the bitterness.

[@gwynedd1]

I don't know because it would fail quite often because I pass by honey suckle, buckhorn, woody night shade berries and all of them would not have happy endings. They would not be berries without being edible. In fact I think only black berries are the usually edible variety with red being 50/50 and yellow and white always being bad. I don't eat hay watching a horse. Its not being majority enough is my point.

[@FacetsOfTruth]

OH YEAH! The Meal Worms in the pan. I wasn't expecting that one either. But it had me doing the 'Tim The Tool Man Taylor' grunts...Arrr Arr Arrrrrr...LOL As for this video Brother Deane? I loved it, you're the best teacher I've ever seen. Always pleasant too. I'll tell this. I would have paid a good price for that meal at the end (minus the grit). If you open a restaurant? 'Cha CHING! LOL Call it 'Toodle's Green Cuisine'. You have your expertise and I my friend, have mine. Hehe

[@larryland2462]

You could have a little cartoon guy help you out to break up the routine deane.. like Mr. cabbage head or Dandelion Dan LMAO keeping it light and funny. Kind of like the little sweeper on bulk winkle.

[@omatous]

I once heard a guy on power hour radio show say oxilic acid is a necessary nutrient and should be part of medical bloodtest. If the the levels ain't high enough, not good. He said dr's are not taught this. He was convincing. He was well studied.

[@EatTheWeeds]

@chunfu2 Oh, I forgot to do that...

[@newby1627]

is the wild lettus toxic?

[@CBLOVE2856]

Where can I find out more about the wild medicinal plants in my area? I have a black walnut tree, heal all, motherwort, purslane, mint, chickweed, chicory, red clover, dandelion growing in my backyard at certain times of the year. But I want to learn more medicinal edibles.

[@Farfromhere001]

Will you PLEASE make more videos on medicinal plants and there uses? Also I'd like to see tutorials on natural crafts like basket making, making herbal medicine, prepping wild plant dishes, brewing beer/mead, etc.; Also I love the long, full length videos! I'd like to see all your videos be at least +20m! PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDEOS!

[@GrowGnome]

Gosh I'm hungry now : )

[@CHARACTERK19]

o srry the first time i searched "plantain" on your channel it didnt come up ... but for some reason now its showing. thnx : )

[@TheStevieoo]

Thank you for the video

[@blanklabel1234567890]

I love your videos :)

[@skybirdbird]

thank you...

[@m081779]

outstanding work. Every time I see one of your videos uploaded, I put everything else on hold.