This Common Weed Is Actually Nutritious, Delicious, Abundant, And Free! - Urban Foraging

[@Zackaria_sMax]

My mom was asking if a weed in her garden was edible so we looked it up about 15 minutes before this video was posted, and you'll never guess what kind of weed it was... life is 100% a simulation. I've never even heard of this stuff 3 hours ago and now my mom wants to eat it, and my KZbin is posting brand new videos showing me how to eat it...

[@JH-6]

A southern trick is adding a splash of acid such as lime juice or vinegar will cut the bitternes. It's a great early spring green, and I love the taste. Cool to hear Cuervo on banjitar, adds a nice feel. Hope we'll hear more of it. Thanks for sharing

[@FallenRisingAngel]

You need to put out a book about edible desert plants . I would buy it .

[@Scablands_Scavenger]

James, enjoyed your video! One trick I learned eating bitter greens, mustards, thistle, dandelion, nettles etc is to add a splash of Balsamic vinegar, it does something to the greens and makes them sweet. I use this on wilded stinging nettle and eggs on toast and it is delicious!!!

[@ravenoutdoors8623]

I like the foraging videos. Knowledge is power. Thank you.

[@JunkyardFox]

we got 2 more urban foraging videos coming soon

[@roadkill4572]

Please keep this type of content coming

[@SmithMediaOutdoors]

lol 😂 I don't eat the flowers " their a little picante" (Cooks it with Jalapeno!) Great video James and Cuervo!

[@weschaffin]

This channel is great!!!

[@steellovingyou8673]

Hi James and Quervo. Great video keep up the good work. Thanks

[@joshuawayne9811]

the taproots work as an excellent substitute for carrots, and the bedouin smoke the leaves as a tobacco substitute. good stuff, especially since it thrives so well in the desert

[@maryvought9244]

So interesting. Nutritious foods that are surrounding us and we don’t even notice them! We just mow them down! I love that there is no need to plow or plant or put any effort into them. Plus, they are not genetically modified. Thanks so much!

[@thelmaavila3685]

Thanks guys!! For the first time ever, London Rocket is growing in my yard. I'm in South Texas. I appreciate the Mexican twist to your recipe, as I can relate to it. I'm going to try this with comino and fresh garlic...maybe some Knorr Suisse. I'm excited!

[@nomad753]

It's amazing the things I have taken a weed eater to

[@thefiresidefarm]

Excited for this series! 🤘🤘

[@thelmaavila3685]

My Dad taught me a little about Ebony beans. He said dried and ground can make a coffee substitute.. I haven't tried it. He would take Ebony pods still closed, and put them on his BBQ pit with Mesquite. The pods would pop open to reveal steamed Ebony beans. They taste like peanuts. I just subbed!

[@websurfer5772]

They sound yummy!

[@zacwhite1368]

Oh!!! I’m so going to love this new series brother!!!❤of course I love all your content also.

[@JunkyardFox]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Ajaxykins]

What's crazy and a bit sad to think about is everywhere that a major metropolis (at least in the USA) is today was once a thriving and fertile landscape that was full of game and wild edibles. Think New York, Boston, Seattle, Portland, Richmond, San Francisco, DC, Baltimore, Philly, Houston, etc. These were prime locations turned urban wastelands. Just imagine how great those places were, wish I could travel back then to experience it!

[@macuahuitlman]

You sure are right about that, but as far as plants go, it's not too late to "illegally" plant native tree starts, and seed bomb those wild edibles on every little patch of suitable dirt you find. And if you don't find any suitable dirt, "illegally" amend that too! Not that that's what I'm doing of course ;)

[@donaldeugenealford4080]

Liking the plant knowledge,great your covering them.👍☘️😎

[@JunkyardFox]

More to come!

[@MesaOracle]

An excellent idea. There are so many plants that, while not exactly first choice foods, can be harvested in a pinch.

[@NMWanderings]

So... I immediately went out to my back yard to see if I could find any. Wow, all over the place! Tried it raw and it was very peppery, definitely in the mustard family. In my sample I didn't find the flowers any more potent than the leaves. A little added to a salad would be good, but I'll have to try it sauteed. I've always been interested in wild edibles, but usually spooked by the chance of mis-identification. This one looked pretty unique and easy to ID though. Probably more interested in wild edibles in the desert or forest, but this is good to know too.

[@Snowcap-CrewBear]

Another great video. Your "London Rocket" weed reminds me of the Dandelion plants I used to harvest and incorporate in my 'backyard adventure' meals growing up in rural central Pennsylvania (back in the late1950's and early to mid1960's). The dandelion leaves paired pretty well with the crawdads and small fish we would pull out of the small stream that flowed near our house. As kids growing up my brother and I thought it made for a pretty good meal. However, looking back, I seem the recall the dandelion weeds tasting bitter. LOL Thanks for resurrecting some good memories!

[@Therionx]

Great in a soup

[@LeprechaunFireman]

I LOVE wild edibles! Back in Virginia, I was pretty knowledgeable on what to eat, looking forward to learning what we have here locally!! Thanks!!

[@websurfer5772]

When you're cutting food, you should curl your other fingers on the hand that's holding the piece you're cutting as that makes it less likely you'll cut yourself. There are cooking videos that show you how. Thanks for showing us how to cook London Rocket in so many different ways. It looks delicious.

[@egyptmachine]

I can’t believe these are edible! Thank you James, if anyone see me foraging on the roadside mind your business 😂

[@JunkyardFox]

lol ill be making. anew urban foraging video in a few weeks

[@GarouLady]

One thing to watch out for while foraging in urban areas is the pollution factor. Drainage fields full of cattails, but what has run off into that drainage pond? Chemicals, Fecal matter, etc. If it came to starving to death versus eating that, yeah you might be able to stomach it. But then it can make you severely ill. Car exhaust and other things on plant leaves, chemicals leaching into edible roots.

[@nickbrackett9023]

The key to eating these is getting them before they flower 💯 They are less bitter, still spicy but I like that lol God bless bro 🙏

[@neiloler]

Great video, James and Cuervo! Looking forward to this video series a ton!

[@BrosephRussell]

Nice one 👍 have them all over the place. I'll have to try them out

[@gdsd80]

I just moved and I have these everywhere. I gave some to my bunny 🐰 he seems to like 👍🏻 I’m learning about it & look forward to having a free meal sometime 🤩 Thanks for your vid!

[@robman247]

Nice show and tell there JY 🦊 My puppy 🐶 said let the cat 🐱eat it so it will learn the hard way and win a trip to the Vet 😂👍👌✌️🫡🇺🇸

[@jaimeleondelaparra3877]

Very legit. Bon appetit.

[@cillaloves2fish688]

I see those plants everywhere! Gotta try some now...

[@BigEddie1970]

As always, the best content out there. Thanks for posting!

[@JunkyardFox]

I appreciate that!

[@SavedByChrist94]

Dandelion root, flower, and greens can be consumed dry the root out to make a coffee substitute or to mix with your coffee grinds to make a half and half cup so you don't use all your coffee up. Chicory root can also be used as a coffee substitute or additive. Scallions are a wild onion native to America you can use it for food cooked or uncooked. You can eat Burdock leaves, wild lettuce leaf, same with Plantin leaves both broad and narrow leafed plants. I live in Ky so it's different stuff that is available here to forage for, same with mushrooms. mmm can't wait for Morel mushrooms to start popping up.

[@JunkyardFox]

we have a dandelion video coming soon

[@SavedByChrist94]

@Junkyard Fox nice can't wait to see how yall prepare dandelion greens. I had mine fried up in some sausage grease that I cooked for them. They have a mild bitter taste but the meat made them more palatable. BTW I did a 10min boiling water blanch on them and then gave them a ice bath which makes them less bitter than just cooking them.

[@nomad753]

Never give up James. We all love you and Cuervo.. and fuck me if I misspelled his name. Much respect for you both

[@elmasgrifo1]

Cool. Those grow everywhere. In Mexico in the surrounding pueblos they call them Quelites. They eat them there as well.

[@greenvines4280]

Thank you for making this video! Looking forward to more urban foraging videos!! ❤

[@JunkyardFox]

videos on dandelions and tumbleweed coming soon

[@anitaramirez4427]

Same

[@websurfer5772]

@@JunkyardFox I had no idea you can eat tumbleweed.

[@buffewo6386]

These things are the bane of my brother's existence. They set off his asthma. I, however, will give them a try. I grew up eating lamb's quarter instead of spinach. Thanks for the video. Curse the algorithm

[@NewHampshireJack]

I will ask Beautiful Bride if she has ever seen this plant. I personally have not noticed it during my twelve years and counting in the Philippines. Learning about the different species of trees and some bamboo craft has occupied much of my retirement time. I do hope we may find locations where this plant grows abundantly. This is a fantastic video. Thank you for posting quality information about this valuable resource.

[@joycegonzales4994]

You could just use the flowers as a seasoning

[@yanjijay6752]

Ohh yes what a great plant I've picked them & so they do give you a good kick of pungentness

[@D1_the_only_1]

Wow I had this same idea when I found in my neighborhood yucca and a pear cactus 😂😆 Nice video 👍 Hope to see more videos on this subject

[@bk2158]

Here in the the south people eat all of greens including the leaves of kudzu vines, as someone else said. Get you some some southern fried chicken, a big pot of slow cooked greens cooked with some side meat or a ham hock for flavoring, a pot of Mac and cheese and a pan of cornbread with a picher of sweet ice tea, and boy, that's when you're eating good and walking in high cotton

[@JunkyardFox]

that sounds like a delicious, hardy feast

[@bk2158]

@@JunkyardFox if you and Cuervo ever visit south Georgia, be sure to stop in at one our fine eating establishments and order it up, the greens will probably be either collards or turnip greens, but both are delicious. Don't forget the fried green tomatoes on the side, yes they are a real thing! Keep up the good work and stay warm, I hate the cold, myself

[@renitabarrientos7950]

Good one Junck Yard Fox get ting the word out on London Rocket this is a great plant tat I use when in season & best of all its free &very tasty, very nice recipe looks like lots of heat with 🌶 let alone the rocket 🚀 that a big party going on in there ,tasty wise ,well enjoyed .,p.s now ya got u side kid trying new things too😊 👍

[@AndiH1969]

Great video....we have lots of wild pepper growing out here in Chaparral......... Reishi mushroom is very healthy also ....it has lots of health benefits....I recently started taking it....gotta love mother nature :o)

[@isaacsipe8264]

Looking forward to this series

[@jravila4609]

My tortoise loves these, especially the little yellow flowers

[@rowdyyates372]

Can't beat a big ol pot of slow cooked greens and a big ol pan of cornbread, it don't matter what kind of greens,, they're all good

[@screwface6552]

Those jurasic park toys weren't gonna pay for themselves lol

[@meanderingmuse8101]

I bet those would be good slow cooked in a pot with a piece of meat. I always learn something from this channel. Thanks!

[@munchkin5674]

Might be good in some pinto beans! : ) But purslane is good in pinto beans. Think this plant grows in my yard! Lol

[@anitaramirez4427]

Purslane is abundant here in west Texas!

[@brushbum7508]

Good One Guys ! Catfish,rabbit sounds Good. TAKE CARE..

[@bubba7626]

Will definately try that!

[@anitaramirez4427]

YES! THIS CONTENT is why I subscribed! Ever since the Ocotillo video 💖🫶🏾✨️

[@amosx7054]

Pretty cool. I wonder how they would taste as a substitute for spinach in a soup.

[@johnnytieszen]

Apparently I have a ton of this in my yard in the av of California

[@PR-nq4dt]

You should do a tutorial on knife sharpening. 👌👌

[@gregwright392]

Good one! I'll have to look for that plant around here!

[@marcomolina6493]

My grandmother used to cook with wild weeds. She knew what was edible and what wasn't

[@bings_tings]

Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ArcticGator]

Here in michigan we have a simmilar species called garlic mustard, and african invasive, it has a mustardy garlic flavor, its very tall around 2-3 feet, the very top looks exactly like the tops of your mustard variant, i have used them along with an edible flower we grow called nasturtium in salads and especially on sandwiches and burgers

[@BillHinson]

Anther great video

[@rickwhitson2804]

I would try it no problem 😁

[@PETE1760]

Looks delicious, I would have added eggs

[@RawFeeding101]

Another great one gentlemen!!

[@dwaynewladyka577]

It's quite an interesting plant. Cooking it with bacon would probably be great. Cheers, James and Cuervo! ✌️

[@shanedavidson398]

They were most likely brought here to harvest just like dandelions were also brought to eat.

[@bradleyhause8246]

Can the seeds be turned into mustard?

[@haroldmiller6853]

Throw in some sausage in with that and bam one skillet meal

[@REZrblde]

I would put these in burgers,as substitute for like lettuce or whatever greens you put in burgers. Not sure if i would stir-fry them because they just look so wimpy😅. Good stuff!

[@davidbrothers3788]

Does that stuff grow in the midwest?

[@anitaramirez4427]

A tabacco substitute?

[@M42-h8s]

So could you eat the roots as well?

[@JunkyardFox]

i ate a few of the roots and they tasted fine

[@M42-h8s]

@@JunkyardFox Nice and thank you. Keep up the good work. Greatful for the info you share.

[@sergiogranados4477]

looks tasty maybe throw some chorizo and eggs into the mix

[@Hotsauce-cj7kj]

What up James! Do you just eat the rind of the Mexican squash? Constellation is a great track also. Awesome video bro.

[@JunkyardFox]

i forgot to tale it out so the rind was dropped into the pan but in between filming, i noticed it and threw it out lol

[@BrettVaughnB100]

Mustard weed ... use to hate to get it in our alfalfa, cows and horses sure didn't like it real bitter

[@mikes7446]

Can’t wait to eat one

[@warchildodin]

I guess i didnt comment on the video when i watched it but now i have.

[@hikingwithjackieboy]

That is quite interesting. Is your wood spatula made from mesquite?

[@JunkyardFox]

no it was carved from cottonwood

[@hikingwithjackieboy]

@@JunkyardFox nice! It still has some really pretty wood grain to it

[@dominicbeckler5360]

Is there a deadly twin?

[@ClancyWoodard-yw6tg]

I never knew this plant was edible.

[@mexicanbanditopatron7994]

Gotta love them greens, gotta have my veggies

[@terryqueen3233]

I know this was three months ago and you said you were going to do a series on them but this is the earliest thing I could find from you so maybe you will read it. I'm not sure exactly when but I am going to be headed out that way it may be closer to the end of summer and again it could be in the next 2 months so like I said I'm not really sure when but I would like to meet up with you and maybe you can show me a few things. Get me around trees and in the mountains and I can survive but I know nothing of the desert and I can't think of a better person to teach me. So I really need to know how to contact you so I can keep you apprised on my progress for being able to head that way. I'm going to sell my house and then I'm going to hit the road but I'm going to have to get me a truck and get it set up the way I want it before I pull out of here oh and by the way out of here is West Virginia. Don't get me wrong I love West Virginia especially the winters but if we made up I'll explain everything to you. Thanks again for this video and I hope I hear something from you. Be strong be safe and always remember Jesus loves you and by all means stay vigilant!

[@NavajoWarrior666]

spicy cat

[@martialbushcraft]

oh i peed there last week

[@elizabethhurtado2829]

💰💰💰💰💰💰

[@robertwilson5575]

Steamed w/ tortilla chips…

[@jonathanleon6615]

Dude...if we kick it together I will show you whats editable in the sands of Arizona/Sonora! Tip of advice DONT EAT FROM PARKS OR RECREATION areas Because YOU WILL GET SICK!!

[@turtlewolfpack6061]

Bacon. It needs bacon.

[@mexicanbanditopatron7994]

You can also eat the leaves of the kudzu vine like that, but eat only the leaves, the vine is probably too tough

[@knifelore1647]

To bad your name isn't Jose, so when your buddy was on there, well ya know! Lol love your channel, can tell your good people for sure! Thanks for what you do!

[@eliot1970]

Great! Not my part of the world, but love learning this stuff anyway. Plenty of crossover. Weedatarian is a thing, Match with pestatarian! Thanks again James and Cuervo. And I do mean Pestatarian, not pescatarian (although that's fine too obviously/

[@JunkyardFox]

Glad you enjoyed it!