Malabar Spinach (+2 Simple Recipes) | WTF is this!? ep.5

[@charlenep.santos8644]

OMG! I finally found this! I grew up eating this. We had a garden with it. I just didn't know the name of it. Thanks for sharing!

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

You're so welcome Charlene! Glad we were able to answer such a longtime mystery for you! 😊

[@gloriawalker3226]

Thank you! I was wondering what I can do with malabar spinach. This year our plant has lots of huge leaves and now I know what to do with them!

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

You're so welcome Gloria! Glad our video is helpful, thanks for watching!

[@kristoberardi-eschke2489]

Thank you for the video of this spinach variety. That is not well known. I have it growing strong in my garden and enthusiastically preparing 😀

[@BethLarsenSedona]

I’m growing Malabar spinach for the first time and I have to say that while a couple sprouted fairly quickly (July 13th soaked in water for 24 hours, then wrapped in moist paper towel and in a baggie, then planted once the root emerged-first 2 on July 21, and once planted 1 came up just 2 days later on 7/23, but the 2nd took quite awhile to come up, about a week , and growth is slow. I soaked 12 seeds. 6 have sprouted and been planted. 4 of those have emerged, and only one has its first true leaves. The other 3 still just have their cotyledons, and #1 is starting the 2nd set of true leaves. So it takes some patience. For reference I am in zone 8 in the high desert and day temperatures have been from the low 90’s to mid 100’s and it is Monsoon season, so that’s as good as it gets. Germination was about 50%, though to be fair the seeds are 2 years old. Hopefully they take off and I can try your recipes in a few weeks. Thanks for sharing! 😁

[@BostonBB]

Staring at my little malabar spinach seedling willing it to grow faster.. eager to try both of these recipes. 🤤

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

Sending happy vibes to your malabar seedling! Hope it'll grow fast and you'll be able to enjoy some malabar soon. Please let us know how you end up liking the recipes!

[@1Lightdancer]

Oh, yum!! I have seed for next year! Love the idea of combining it with kim Chi - I make gluten free Sourdough that I love using for 'leaf fritters' with various leaves - saving this recipe for using with it!

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

Nice! What a great idea to make leaf fritters, thanks for sharing!!

[@gracefire7]

Definitely want to try this with my sourdough discard!

[@sathwikatubati5164]

We have a lot in our house but dk what to do. Thanks a bunch for this video

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

Hi Sathwika! Thanks for watching our video. How lucky you guys already have some! We're so glad to have given you some ideas (: Please let us know what you make!

[@trumplostlol3007]

Don't cook it for too long. It will become very slimy. The best way to cook it is to quickly stir fry it at high heat with garlic.

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

Thanks for the great tip!

[@itzHowdy09]

You deserve so many more views and subs! Excellent video Carlienne! :D

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

Thanks so much for watching and the encouraging comment TonyV!

[@SimplyNatural2]

Nice video. Great vegetable.

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

Thanks! We think so too, how do you like to eat it?

[@SimplyNatural2]

@@AdventuresofCarlienne I steam it and cook a stew with it. sometimes I put a few in my sandwich (uncoocked, that is).

[@aspirantsiblings6268]

In Northeast India, we eat Malabar spinach and we grow at home too.. It's one of my favorite 😍

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

Hi Jk! That's awesome, they're so tasty and beautiful. We are just barely beginning to learn more about Southeast Asian and Indian ingredients - there are so many! Do you have any other favorites?

[@aspirantsiblings6268]

@@AdventuresofCarlienne Hello😊.. I have many favourite veggies or foods like bamboo shoots, fiddlehead fern, wood ear mushroom, elephant ear, ladies finger, etc

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

@@aspirantsiblings6268 oooh we have not had fiddlehead fearn but we love mushrooms. Especially wood ear mushroom and braised eggplant. So tasty! We use taro leaves - which is related or the same as elephant ear in Hawaiian dishes like Pork lau lau (kzbin.info/www/bejne/novbYqCwp6d4gZI). How do you usually cook ladies finger?

[@holycow3355]

Used to have it, it thrives even in the hands of a gardening noob like me ? But is the texture still slimy raw in salad, better in soup ? Really want to find a way to enjoy this easy care veg.

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

Good to know! Thanks for for your question, it can be a little slimy when eaten raw, kind of depends. I think if you stick to smaller younger leaves it might be a little less slimy, just keep the leaves whole and dry. If you chop them when raw, then mucilage will come out. Or if you prefer them cooked, you can still do a warm salad with "wilted leaves" by blanching them before adding to the salad.

[@roots2agarden857]

Thank you for sharing this video. I never heard of this spinach until seeing it on youtube. I had no idea what dish to make until now. New sub, take care.

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

We're so thrilled to share something new, welcome to the adventure ❤️ Let us know what you think of the malabar!

[@roots2agarden857]

@@AdventuresofCarlienne Will do, thanks.

[@neilneilguiang8409]

Fish stew with ginger, onion and tomatoes, Then finnish it with this spinach before turning it off.

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

@@neilneilguiang8409 oooh that sounds delicious!

[@b.krajagopal5199]

Congrats from gods own country Kerala in India were Malabar spinach hails from. Good efforts

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

What a compliment, thank you so much B.K Rajagopal!

[@jocitaclarkekorkoyah8419]

We have it in liberia

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

have you ever heard of malabar spinach?

[@aspirantsiblings6268]

Yesss😁

[@jessispro]

can u eat the big leaves too?? like is there a variety difference?? for eating it raw i mean :>>

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

Great question! The big leaves are also edible, just a bit more slime to them (given the bigger leaves). There isn't really difference between the red or green variety in general, other than the color and (micro) nutrients.

[@thiabrabson2533]

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[@Carol-rw9cy]

👍

[@Jen-me5jm]

Is it not slimy?

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

It can be slightly, but not so much when it's cooked.

[@aminahosein4619]

Why WTF?

[@AdventuresofCarlienne]

Hi Amina, thanks for your question. It's a playful series title based on the local phrase/exclamation "WTF is this!?" when folks come across something that seems bizarre to them. So while many of these ingredients and produce are not new or foreign to most of the world, they tend to be lesser known to the lay person in our neighborhood - which is why we created this series in hopes of helping to educate and familiarize people with these amazing foods from around the world.