EatWild Fiddleheads - How to pick and cook fiddleheads with Chef Whittaker

[@Lou-oq7yb]

I cooked some fiddleheads last week and they were delicious. I washed them then par boiled them in salted water. I then sautéed them in butter, garlic and salt pepper.

[@77bubba00]

Interesting. I've always picked them when they are young. They just started sprouting here so I think I'll try harvesting some later in the grow cycle.

[@carltonbauer2779]

I found 'Fiddleheads' on a military base harvest schedule here in Georgia. So I was like, "Ok, what are fiddleheads?". This was the first video I came upon, and I'm glad I did. Thanks.

[@susannemcarlisle]

We don't eat them in the South.

[@dreadnegus]

Fiddlehead is the general term for the curled up early growth stage of all ferns. The 2 edible ferns most commonly eaten are Ostrich and Bracken. The ones in the video are actually Bracken, but they're safe to eat when prepared safely.

[@emomuzz5883]

Like, wow! Thank U for sharing with us!

[@susananthony2819]

I live in Nova Scotia and we get a lot of fiddle heads here i can't wait till April rolls around and try this recipe

[@paulgreening9070]

were do u pick your fiddleheads in NS i would love to find a place

[@duanekennard3298]

At 4:00 adds them to a pot of 'salted water'. At 5:45 talks about adding salt but doesn't bring any?

[@hanniemarie]

Near Toronto and fiddleheads grow like crazy here! My Gma told me that you can cook them, thx sm for the vid!

[@darkinertia5699]

Where in toronto?

[@hanniemarie]

@@darkinertia5699 Just near :) like an hour away

[@LIfeonaSunnyside]

I just tried it but it’s very bitter. I wonder why. I boiled it for 15 min. rinsed and then fried. Fiddle heads are from my own property and it’s the same variety.🧐

[@dreadnegus]

Research more, look at videos that show you how to identify. The ferns in this video are actually Bracken which are also edible, Ostrich fern are slightly different. Be positive before you eat because some ferns are poisonous.

[@doricetimko332]

Thank you

[@mimi-zc2fz]

Delicious

[@jpvoxdawg]

hahaha bita pear cider! making do, i like it

[@scottlassie6753]

Thank you for sharing 🙏🙏😘

[@ex35240sx]

What time of year is this?

[@EatWildDylan]

Spring time.

[@craignichols9131]

found out the hard way ! no deep v in stem and only 1/8 " stalk . shitz... i'll keep looking now i have a clue thanx to u !!

[@Phat4040]

You kept referring to a lady fern as an ostrich fern...both edible, so no big deal; but what you were referring to as an ostrich fern, was actually a lady fern...Freudian slip?

[@dreadnegus]

Lady fern? That's a new name for me. I know them as Bracken fern. Totally edible as well, luckily enough. Not Ostrich fern.

[@dreadnegus]

Just so you're aware, these are indeed "fiddleheads" (a general term for the beginning curled stage of all fern) but not Ostrich Fern. These are Bracken Fern which are also edible. Ostrich Fern have pieces of brown onion skin-like material on them that it very easily removed.

[@tikagurung1394]

Can I have the address ??

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

My problem is with the rinsing of the fiddleheads. Where I live, there is a fluoridated water supply, which (for those who have researched into the chemicals that they put into most water supplies - the chemicals are extremely toxic and hazardous to people and animals) I think would wreck the batch. Do we have to rinse them under running water? Can they not be rinsed in a bowl of cold Spring, reverse osmosis, or distilled water?

[@MochaMaknMoney]

Emily Greene stfu weirdo

[@Thetrue70]

Funny that they only eat the head . We eat almost half of the damn plant.

[@boxelderinitiative3897]

Lmao those were dirty as fuuuuck

[@gardhtwitchell274]

Those are not true fiddleheads ostrich firms are true fiddleheads and they do not have brown spots nylon brwnskins

[@dreadnegus]

He's picking Bracken which lucky for him are also edible when prepared properly.

[@emmalouie1663]

The real star is the butter. Lets pretend to live off the land as we march into the wilderness with a chunk of parmesan cheese. All these wild videos are the same.

[@OmgitsNeens]

Lol I don't get this. People have always enjoyed vegetables with butter/fat and seasoning. That's literally how we live off the land.