I wonder if mixing it with tofu would allow you to make a imitation hamburger
@bdWongsWang4 жыл бұрын
I wonder how that would taste in a marinara? I’ll bet it would add a good flavor to the tomatoes! ETA: Oops! Vince already posted this idea! 😝
@jimmyg71004 жыл бұрын
Beef Stew. =D
@mateo.francisco4 жыл бұрын
bread
@krytenfivetwothreep24854 жыл бұрын
What's your favourite cut of beef? Jared: Leaf
@ketsuekikumori91454 жыл бұрын
It's the one time you can contribute an answer as a vege(taria)n
@DroppedMyMarbles4 жыл бұрын
@@ketsuekikumori9145 a vegen?
@PolumbiusTheThird4 жыл бұрын
@@DroppedMyMarbles same shit
@elleboman84654 жыл бұрын
Funnily enough, the Swedish word for a super thin or flattened steak (minute steak) is "lövbiff", literally: leaf beef
@PolumbiusTheThird4 жыл бұрын
@@Mya_9393 +--- take that heathen
@poisontoad80074 жыл бұрын
The young shoots taste like garlicy peanuts and look amazing in salads, they're bright pink.
@jimmyg71004 жыл бұрын
I have been a professional cook for years. One of my goals is to replace the Caesar salad. This herb may very well do that.
@tanyafrey16024 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the insight!
@Sun-ut9gr4 жыл бұрын
@@jimmyg7100 You'll never replace the precious Caesar salad! It's too simple to defeat.
@jimmyg71004 жыл бұрын
@@Sun-ut9gr No fucking joke. I have to try though. It needs to die, and someone needs to do the killing. =D
@jimmyg71004 жыл бұрын
I am okay with cooking traditional meals.
@TheAverageNooob4 жыл бұрын
Why is this not more common? This seems super useful.
@Erewhon20244 жыл бұрын
One reason is that it grows on a tree (though you can prune it to a bush) (this is actually in the mahogany family, believe it or not). Many farmers prefer annual crops, probably so that they can quickly switch production to meet anticipated demand. Tree nuts are produced at a much lower volume and sold at a higher price than peanuts.
@tanyawales54454 жыл бұрын
Probably because you can grow it in your yard in Asia and pick it whenever you need it. That's why cruising through ethnic food stores is so important in expanding your food horizons and it's fun!
@madthumbs15644 жыл бұрын
Because it's been used as a food ingredient, but not described by others as being beefy. Look it up; you'll see onion, garlic, earthy. Only this guy (who doesn't eat meat) seems to think it's beefy.
@pepre75944 жыл бұрын
@@madthumbs1564 he also uses words like "meaty" and "savoury"
@futurebeyond30434 жыл бұрын
probably also an invasive species. They grow hella fast and I'm not sure there're things that actually eat them in other places of the world since they have a pretty distinct and pungent flavor.
@NeverMetTheGuy4 жыл бұрын
As a consummate omnivore that enjoys cooking, this may be going in the garden next spring.
@markiangooley4 жыл бұрын
It’s a tree that grows quite big. It’s fairly cold-tolerant despite having some tropical relatives, and Wikipedia says it grows in North Korea and can be grown in Northern Europe...
@kdonsky64 жыл бұрын
@@markiangooley I live in Northern Florida and have gotten plants from Wanderlust nursery and have not had success bc the plants get so shocked coming from there to here.
@ChaosBW4 жыл бұрын
Consummate means to have sex with something. You have sex with your food? Disgusting.
@tagsby814 жыл бұрын
@@ChaosBW the adjective is different than the verb
@Shane_O.51584 жыл бұрын
it's a big tree if you don't prune it into a hedge.
@SauceStache4 жыл бұрын
You know I'm going to have to try this!
@FPSproductionsDff4 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to the video. Glad you watch this channel too!
@presidentiallsuite4 жыл бұрын
Me to bro.... wasn't expecting the guru here.... Can't wait for your vid on it....
@rehanstory4 жыл бұрын
Yes. Make it soon.
@WeirdExplorer4 жыл бұрын
Lots of possibilities with this one!
@Khalid_aria4 жыл бұрын
yes
@nearestyoutube4 жыл бұрын
Impossible Burger wants to know your location
@oldmech6194 жыл бұрын
With Onions and hold the cheese Plz
@sagichdirdochnicht46534 жыл бұрын
But I gotta say, they are pretty much almost there. When I tried it, side by side with real meat, it was like 90, 95% there. It's at a point, were I'd defenetly take those in Burgers. They are pretty damn expansive, on the same level as organic Beef (from sources you know, were the animals were not tortured, had space and good food, could go outside and all of that), but better for the enviroment. They really should cut prices a bit... But damn am I impressed. I've tried ground Beef replacement from my supermarket one time. Wich was also redicolous in Pricing. It did stick AF in the pan (wich ground meat doesn't), it had a weird consistency and the taste was bloody fucking awefull. Impossible doesn't compare to that, since consistency was there and it tasted really damn good.
@rosehabaduck47834 жыл бұрын
@@sagichdirdochnicht4653 the prices will go down when there's more demand for it
@sagichdirdochnicht46534 жыл бұрын
@@rosehabaduck4783 And demand grows, when prices go down. Spare me your beginners guide to capitalism. At that point I'm almost convinced they are just greedy. I sure understand they had a lot of time and money into research and testing to get the product right, but it is pretty done, out in the market and quite popular among their customers as well. In no way shape or form can it be that more expansive then the real thing, were you need to raise the cow, feed them shittons of Food, plus medical stuff, a lot of work. The baby cow costs a lot as well in the first place, unless you got your own breed, wich is quite expansive as well. And then everyone wants a share of profit, the "Butcher" (in cheap industrial stuff I'd say the meat factory), the Supermarkets, maybe the middlemans as well... Now industrial meat is still pretty cheap, wich is because the animals are treated like shit. Organic free range stuff were you can be sure they were treated right are damn fucking expansive (but defenetly worth it). A Plant based thing therefore, were there are no Animals and not a thousand middlemans involved COULD defenetly compete in price with industrial meat and still cut a profit. Wich they fucking must eventually. Seriously. Everyone, that buys industrial meat is aware, that those animals suffered (at least the most part). They buy it, because it tastes great, is affordeable and they are pretty damn good at hiding the idea of bad animal treatement in their mind. You don't need to convince people like me, who'll spare no expansive in meat to make sure the animal suffer. You need to convince those who'll buy inexpansive industrial meat and tend to eat tons of it. Compete in price and you'll get a pretty damn big market to conquer. Because we ain't talking about vegetarians or vegans here. They got that market. Get buyers of industrial meat on your side. They'll buy it, if it is not that overpriced.
@dra6o0n4 жыл бұрын
Herbs can be grown faster than beef.
@futurebeyond30434 жыл бұрын
A heads up for anyone that wants to grow these, we have 3 trees of these in our backyard and they grow really really fast. As in over a meter a month fast if left unmonitored. You really only want to eat the fresh leaves as the older ones get pretty tough and lose a lot of its flavor, so keep an eye on them and probably cut off the top buds if you don't want them growing 2 stories tall in 3 months. As a side note, not sure if this is true or not, but all my relatives say that these leaves are very very high in nitrite, which can increase the risk of getting cancer. As such we only eat it occasionally in the form of stir-frying with eggs or making dumplings. Boiling supposedly gets rid of some of the nitrite so make sure you boil them before eating if you buy into that.
@jamiejones8508 Жыл бұрын
Very helpful; thanks!
@jamiejones8508 Жыл бұрын
I looked it up re nitrite. Wikipaedia says : The leaves of T. sinensis has a relative high content of nitrite, which is about 157 to 160 mg/kg.[22] However, after boiling with water, the amount of nitrite left is only about 7 mg/kg, which is safe to eat. Thanks!
@annellacannella5674 Жыл бұрын
So it would be good to use in cured meats. Got it.
@mattd11884 жыл бұрын
1:36 "YUP! That is very meaty tasting." 2:04 "I haven't eaten beef, I don't know if I've ever has beef." Classic vegetarian move.
@HavokBWR4 жыл бұрын
I NEVER trust what any of these "tastes just like meat" videos have to say.
@Ari_C3 жыл бұрын
@@HavokBWR sure but considering its regularly used by meat eaters as well I'd be more inclined to believe the comparison in this case
@theoriginalKland3 жыл бұрын
100% agree
@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis13696 ай бұрын
Lol yeah, tho you'd be surprised how memorable tastes can be especially with Jared, and as hes said, we've almost all had slip-ups, I wouldn't know the texture of meat until my brother recently gave me the wrong food, now I know that kind is just harder mushroom
@Roarshark124 жыл бұрын
LOL your eyes popping open at 1:35 and you exclaiming "YUP!" after a mere second of chewing it gave me a chuckle. Thanks for cluing us in to this leaf!
@anne-droid77394 жыл бұрын
Seems like somebody is missing an opportunity to market this under the name Beef Leaf.
@joeisabella68114 жыл бұрын
Definitely a better name than what I came up with....cow chow😂
@mingingg4 жыл бұрын
In finland (and probably other countries) have a thin cut of beef that is called "Lehtipihvi" and it literally means leafbeef.
@K.D.Meyers4 жыл бұрын
Either that or "I Can't B'Leaf it's not Beef!"
@anne-droid77394 жыл бұрын
@@K.D.Meyers oh my god XD
@Call-me-Al4 жыл бұрын
@@mingingg same in Sweden: lövbiff.
@ongog.87014 жыл бұрын
Just one leaf and immediately “WOW!” That’s so interesting.
@tymonritco85784 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what I was thinking
@mattd11884 жыл бұрын
He's so qUiRkY
@Ashes2Ashes_Blush2Blush3 жыл бұрын
Right? Didn't even take a second
@scarmercer4 жыл бұрын
So if you add this to beef....will it taste.. beefier?
@WeirdExplorer4 жыл бұрын
it would tip the beef scales
@superdupergrover98574 жыл бұрын
But also feed it to the cow
@anotherworldhopper53444 жыл бұрын
@@superdupergrover9857 so what you’re saying is... cows fed on this beef plant so it tastes beefier and then seasoning the beef with the beef plant for maximum beefiness?
@anotherworldhopper53444 жыл бұрын
AND THEN FEEDING THE BEEF-PLANT BEEF SEASONED BY THE BEEF PLANT TO ANOTHER COW FED ON BEEF PLANTS
@superdupergrover98574 жыл бұрын
@@anotherworldhopper5344 Heresy it may be, but there is such a thing as too much.
@wutflex4 жыл бұрын
I'm going to hit up wanderlust nursery. The plug is working! Keep sending this man stuff to recommend for me to grow!!
@FuelBoundDaydreams4 жыл бұрын
The first Idea I had for the Beef leaf was to put it in a salad and watch my friend's confusion and horror as they try to rationalize the beefy plant hidden in a normal salad.
@YoMamaRice4 жыл бұрын
Did you try this? love to hear response
@GoldenBoy-et6of Жыл бұрын
@@YoMamaRice it just taste like green onion in a salad!
@linditpapaj13454 жыл бұрын
This is going to be interesting to put in beef pho, increase the savoury flavour while trying to keep the broth clear
@nickmastro68704 жыл бұрын
I had the same thought!!!! Even as an additional thing in normal pho, but would also be great for vegetarian pho or in other noddle soups like ramen or tom yum
@josh1034564 жыл бұрын
These are super easy to grow from seeds. They generally germinate in 1-2 weeks in my experience. I'm currently growing 4 plants indoors during the winter.
@DeezN00tz993 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that you arent a preachy vegetarian, you spoke kind about both diets
@Erics_Youtube_Handle4 жыл бұрын
As a vegetarian who misses the flavor of meat, I guess I'm going to be adding this to my garden next spring.
@ThePickledsoul4 жыл бұрын
Better be a big garden. It's a tree.
@Erics_Youtube_Handle4 жыл бұрын
@@ThePickledsoul Well, gonna be a bit more crowded. Roll over chicken-of-the-woods.
@Erewhon20244 жыл бұрын
@@ThePickledsoul In the tropics, people do grow woody vegetables like chaya (Mayan tree spinach, a cassava relative) and Moringa. Just plant it away from your annual vegetable garden, where you would plant other large bushes, and prune the cr*p out of it to keep it small. Maybe invest in a wood chipper.
@madrabbitwoman4 жыл бұрын
@@ThePickledsoul I grow mine in a pot as a bush
@elleboman84654 жыл бұрын
Same. Although I'll probably have to start from seeds. Fully formed saplings seem hard to come by here in Sweden. But maybe seedlings will be more managable to begin with!
@forthosewhoHUNGER4 жыл бұрын
Jared! I am SO THANKFUL to have seen this episode! I am the land and animal steward on our small, organic, NO-KILL farm here in the Missouri Ozarks. We have 235 chickens and four livestock guardian dogs to protect them as they graze through our gardens, orchard, vineyard and compost-production yard. We rescue meat rabbits and give them an awesome, organic pasture to graze and lounge. This tree looks AMAZING and it grows in USDA hardiness zones 6-11! So cool! Thank you for giving the link to the nursery! We’ll be growing thus tree very soon! THANKS!!!
@WeirdExplorer4 жыл бұрын
glad to hear it
@mihaiilie88084 жыл бұрын
I would describe the taste like roasted beans with a little onion and also black pepper notes. Normally the young shots in spring not the older leaves are eaten. And most important feature missed in this video is that this tree is a true mahogany tree and the only one thats cold hardy so the wood its precious too.
@ohsweetmystery4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I've heard that exact same description before. Strange, but I have never tasted anything vegetarians say tastes like meat (or chicken) that has even remotely tasted like meat.
@Salmagundiii3 жыл бұрын
Yeah the young leaves are definitely better.
@bodyno31582 жыл бұрын
@@ohsweetmystery It's a very unique taste, but definitely not meaty.
@bpm9024 жыл бұрын
Missed opportunity on naming the leaf! They should have just called it "The Beaf" - LOL
@SG-ek8qp4 жыл бұрын
I personally think we should just leaf the name as it is
@LuckySketches3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a pokemon.
@lengl11253 жыл бұрын
I’m vegetarian and my parents grow this in Sydney. One of the best things you can do with the leaves is to chop it up finely, heat up some neutral oil (like sunflower) then pour over the chopped leaves. It turns it into an oil you can use in various dishes like fried rice, noodles etc. I make a delicious dish with soy protein, black beans, soy sauce and toona oil, so delicious. I found some today and soooo happy I can make it again soon, it has been 10 years since I’ve cooked with this plant cos I was living in London and didn’t see it anywhere.
@WeirdExplorer3 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@Mote.4 жыл бұрын
Mmm i wanna taste beef leaf
@OverlordMaggie2 жыл бұрын
My partner brought some from the plant they have at their place! It's really good! I can see the comparison to beef, but as a meat-eater it tastes like powdered beef stock (maybe like Knorr or OXO or something) but far milder. It's savoury, a little salty, tastes kind of like onion and the aftertaste is kinda like parsley. My partner advised blanching them and putting them in an omelet. Really good! Interestingly the red colour disappeared as we blanched it. I enjoyed this a lot and hopefully the plant does well at their place. I wonder if the leaves could be dried to preserve them.
@EliMae3 жыл бұрын
This is so cool!!! Thank you Sauce Stache for bringing me here ❤️
@shysensei23483 жыл бұрын
OMG I have this tree growing in my backyard lol ! We thought it was a pesky useless tree since animals don't like eating the leaves nor does it's fruits/flowers attract birds or bees. I'll have to check the taste for myself now. Thank you !
@tammibolender37854 жыл бұрын
Steak in my salad is the best thing ever. I had to buy it, plus a couple other things. My husband now feels that you are also an enabler of my love of all things plants, and my need to try new things.
@WeirdExplorer4 жыл бұрын
*evil laugh*
@tammibolender37854 жыл бұрын
@@WeirdExplorer best reaction ever! Lol
@Zsy64 жыл бұрын
Toon has such a unique flavor! It's rather unusual the first time you try it. Definitely has a brothy/oniony flavor while not exactly matching either one.
@Onoma3144 жыл бұрын
Perfect for making a vegetarian beef stock
@monisolaelliott93464 жыл бұрын
Oh man, that’s an amazing use for this plant!
@nyx07814 жыл бұрын
I’ve never been vegetarian but this has really peaked my interest, I need to make this
@jasonfranko81434 жыл бұрын
Exactly ! 👏🏼
@SecretLars4 жыл бұрын
I’ve found that a cube of knorr vegetable bullion tastes like knorr beef bullion if you add 1-2 tablespoons of MSG, 1 bay leaf and a teaspoon of brown sugar. I use it to mess with my vegan friend (religious reason, much less annoying), I am a bit of huge meat eater and when I do that mix for a leaf curry he always becomes suspicious. Especially when I put semi-dried half fermented tofu in there (it starts acting like cheese). He always thinks it’s paneer (I cube it so it looks more like it just to mess with him).
@Onoma3144 жыл бұрын
@@SecretLars Nice, thanks for sharing. Try slipping your friend some Burmese tofu ( Made with besan ) in place of paneer and see if he notices
@LinkTheFusky4 жыл бұрын
my friend turned vegan and really missed beef ramen (he used to put beef inside it and it tasted great) so he looked online for any vegan beef stock recipes and found one with toon leafs so he tried it and told me that it tastes just like the beef ramen but without the meat
@Zsy64 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you're finally trying more of these temperate fruits and vegetables!
@kefeng68054 жыл бұрын
I grew up eating this in northern China. The leaf you ate is way overripe. You want tender spring shoots, including leaf stems and leaves, or even the tender wood part. You might want to pick some tips from summer, but definitely not this time of the year. It is a tree that grows very fast. In the spring, its leaves and stems are sold in Asian markets for $10~$20/lb if you are lucky enough to see some here. So I grow it in my backyard. It grows very fast and doesn't require any care. BTW, This tree looks almost identical to tree of heaven, which is not edible.
@let_uslunch88844 жыл бұрын
Intresting. So is the immature leaf pink or red or is that a different species of tree? Someone said that the leaf Jared is eating doesn't look familiar to them. I've read that spring is the season to pick them, and that it's also called a flamingo tree. Onions but less pungent and browned onions, I have read as descriptors but I haven't seen beef yet. Maybe the older leaves taste more like beef?
@kefeng68054 жыл бұрын
@@let_uslunch8884 Depending on the exact species, it is either red or yellowish green. Old leaves have rough texture and taste more like grass. I think its taste is pretty unique. I don't think it tastes like beef at all. Here is pic: www.epochtimes.com/b5/18/4/28/n10345265.htm
@let_uslunch88844 жыл бұрын
@@kefeng6805 yes I saw some pictures just like that! They look a little bit more like a succulent plant that has some juice in it. I could make a nice stir fired greens dish with that. Unique as you say and oniony can be agreed upon by everyone, and beef tasting might be a little more debatable looks like. Between you and me if it doesn't taste enough like beef to meat eaters when they get the leaves in Jared might have to let his mustache come in and change the name of channel 😂 I am a little bit nervous for him.
@Arlecchino_Gatto4 жыл бұрын
I need to try that. I haven't eaten meat for about 25 years. I was an adult when I became vegetarian, so at times I must admit I miss savory flavor. Lately I have enjoyed certain mushrooms and Vegemite to get a savory taste. Those leaves would expand my options. Thank you for making this video!
@magnusdagbro82264 жыл бұрын
Asian cuisines in general have solved savory flavours in about a thousand other ways already. Black bean paste, soy sauce, miso etc.
@blakmasta4 жыл бұрын
how is this herb not world wide in super markets :O
@WeirdExplorer4 жыл бұрын
Yeah this one should be everywhere.
@elleboman84654 жыл бұрын
@@WeirdExplorer Do you know if it retains its beefiness when dried? I mean, the leaves sort of look like fresh bay leaves (but not as tough I guess, since you chewed and swallowed one!). If drying doesn't cut it I guess you could freeze them? My experience with kaffir lime leaves is that the frozen ones are 10x more potent and vibrant than the dried ones (which are still nice!).
@MagnumCarta4 жыл бұрын
@@elleboman8465 Drying appears to make it lose most of its flavor. It is recommended to freeze them. When you can't find them fresh they are often frozen or salted. "Toona paste" is also a common use for toon leaves from what I gathered from the internet. I'll check my local 99 Ranch next time i'm there to see if they have the fresh leaves or toona paste.
@BlackLoneWolf4 жыл бұрын
it's invasive where I live I live in the Levant
@TheGamersGrimoire4 жыл бұрын
These vids are the midnight owls jam. I always look forward to a new one and still tackling the backlog of vids you have.
@garaldtao18014 жыл бұрын
Who remembers "Where's the Beef"?lol
@EmancipatedSquirrel4 жыл бұрын
If this could impart strong beef flavor you could use some sliced dehydrated rehydrated Lions main mushroom for the meat like look.
@Chris-z6f6k4 жыл бұрын
Meat addict recovery center: -Jared, would you like to share your story? -It all started with one simple leaf, then everything spiraled down.
@iaw74064 жыл бұрын
Why isnt this more available ? Ive never seen this in the uk.
@ArthurShelby-PB4 жыл бұрын
Better off just sticking to the real thing
@iaw74064 жыл бұрын
@@ArthurShelby-PB i dont eat beef. Thats why i wish i could get these leaves.
@boaz084 жыл бұрын
@@ArthurShelby-PB red meats are related to several health problems, so no.
@kuraddohikari4 жыл бұрын
I think we're all just discovering it. Honestly can't even find a ton on the internet about it.
@ArthurShelby-PB4 жыл бұрын
@@boaz08 - Who cares? We all die at some point. Live life and enjoy what it offers.
@markiangooley4 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard that the leaves are edible (though I was told they’re best eaten very young) but although I’ve wanted to have a tree I never got one and never tasted the leaves.
@joshuabernardo43054 жыл бұрын
Vegetarian since 4? The lore!
@GarrettX0014 жыл бұрын
Great rhyme, good time 🌝
@NanovldcdАй бұрын
My grandma used to marinate toon sprouts in salt in every spring to make pickles. The unique frangrance and taste is a kind of taste from my childhood
@00maxinator4 жыл бұрын
Hold up, you’ve been a vegetarian since age 4? That’s pretty astonishing. Makes me wonder if it started as a health concern, or if you parents were strictly vegetarian as well and raised you that way, or if it was still personal choice?
@quitlife92794 жыл бұрын
obviously raised by vegetarian parents.
@Paxess4 жыл бұрын
@@quitlife9279 Not obviously, if thats the case then he probably would have been a vegetarian since he was born. Ive been a vegetarian since i was 5 and i started because i didnt want to eat animals anymore.
@quitlife92794 жыл бұрын
@@Paxess Most likely then. His parents likely became vegetarians when he was 4. I don't know about your childhood situation but most parents simply aren't so obliging to the dietary whims of a preschooler if it directly goes against the rest of the family.
@Paxess4 жыл бұрын
@@quitlife9279 Still dont think so, i know several vegetarian parents who dont force their kids to adapt the same diet. (All vegetarian parents i know actually). Still interested in his reason though!
@quitlife92794 жыл бұрын
@@Paxess Only way to know for sure is to hear it from him lol. Unless he is a liar, then we'll never know the truth, and we can't know if he is lying or not, so we can never know. But were you the only vegetarian in your family back then?
@jimmyg71004 жыл бұрын
I love this channel.
@pleasedontfeedthe62354 жыл бұрын
Wow, your channel has grown significantly since last I was here...right on!!! People are finally catching on!
@blaice9226 Жыл бұрын
Spring (when the leaves are pink) is best for harvest. By the time they turn green in summer, they've lost a lot of their flavour. Even in spring, you want to harvest the young shoots. Problem is, you also don't want to harvest too much because adult Toona sinensis are not very dense; the leaves you're harvesting are depriving future growth and, of course, those beautiful spring colours, which start a deep magenta and pale off to pink. Fortunately, the tree suckers a lot, so whilst it cannot be hedged or kept as a bush, the many bamboo-like shoots that form at its base can be harvested without affecting the tree proper.
@asarahlime47494 жыл бұрын
I grow up in China. We had bunch of 香椿 (beef leaf) bushes in the backyard. My dad would chop it up and make a salad as a side dish or put it in dumplings. Can confirm it tastes pretty good, but I never realized that it had a beefy flavor until I watched this video.
@WeirdExplorer4 жыл бұрын
Oh interesting, I didn't know that it was eaten raw as well
@Green.Country.Agroforestry4 жыл бұрын
Oh, goody .. another plant to work into my agroforestry designs 👍😊😋 Sadly, they are sold out right now, OH NOES!! but, they have the ability to notify me whenever Toona, and a few other items that ive been looking for, are back in stock *cheers*
@gr8handsftl4 жыл бұрын
Hey Jared, have you ever tried/reviewed Myrtle (Myrtus communis)? The fragrance of the flowers smell like hot dogs, the seeds kind of too. A tea out of them just kind of tastes like hot dog water lol I never tried the leaves though, but knw they use them to cook meats with as well.
@AndrewOudin3 жыл бұрын
I grow toon and eat it seasonally. Toon tastes like beef only if beef tastes like slightly burnt onion.
@AndrewOudin3 жыл бұрын
Let me ammend that statement. I tasted two of my trees today and they definitely include in their complex flavor profile a distinct note of stearic acid, which is a major component of beef fat. Possibly not the only plant source of stearic acid, but certainly the only one I have found. I have two geneticly distinct trees and one is sweeter and more onion-like, and the other is slightly bitter, beefier and reminiscent of deviled egg, perhaps slightly fermented. If anyone would like to try them just holler.
@gwendolynbrown83484 жыл бұрын
OMFG, SO perfect for my Veggie pasta sauce that I make with TVP Mince. The 300 gram bag of TVP cost just $2.50 CDN here in Hamilton Ontario, so this was a really cool video, and I could imagine people not being the wiser if you don't tell them they're not eating animal protein.
@keyboardwarrior37024 жыл бұрын
Revolutionizing veggie cooking.
@makri9694 жыл бұрын
A leaf that tastes like beef. Yep. Just more evidence to the fact that this is all just a simulation. This is clearly a glitch they failed to catch in the beta and now it's too just late to do anything about it.
@jacobgoodman29774 жыл бұрын
anyone else misread the title as "Tastes like Bees!"?
@Shane_O.51584 жыл бұрын
no
@magicgenius4 жыл бұрын
Beads?
@FenceThis4 жыл бұрын
Jacob Goodman no
@Mark-zu6oz4 жыл бұрын
Let it bee.
@sophiaragaen15734 жыл бұрын
OMG me too 😂
@daniellee61163 жыл бұрын
I'm Chinese and I grow this plant, you can actually find it in a lot of places out in the wild, and I consider it invasive. I don't really think the leaves really taste like beef though, more like bitter, and it has a funky smell to it. However the smell is similar to an onion. I never liked the taste of it, but my parents really like it.
@GeckoHiker4 жыл бұрын
I make "meaty broth" from mushrooms & browned onions. Another vegan broth we like is started off with lemongrass then uses coconut milk & cashew butter, plus some secret herbs & spices. A little bit of blackstrap molasses also helps give any dark broth an increased depth of flavor. Now I want to try this beef leaf, too.
@Edzilla3 жыл бұрын
i showed this to my dad, he grew up in an area of Shaanxi where it was super common. He recommends that you're supposed to eat it when the leaves are even younger, when they're "reddish"/brownish in color. Maybe you could do a video revisiting this one?
@bogman14072 жыл бұрын
I'm a horticulturist & botanist by profession and research unusual food plants. I've grown Toona sinensis for years, and enjoy it. However, folks should know a few things about it, to avoid getting poisoned. Only very young, tender spring leaves should be eaten. The typical cutoff date for harvest in the mid-Atlantic region is April 15, but the shoots should be short and very brittle. The very young growth, grown during cool-cold weather tastes a lot better. The edible parts contain a potentially toxic level of Nitrite, which can harm organs or potentially cause cancer. To mitigate this, drop the chopped Toon in boiling water (a good amount) and blanch it for 60-80 seconds. This step dilutes the nitrite levels considerably. Don't eat a large amount of it, just to be careful. Keep the tress hacked into a short shrub shape or they'll grow 60-80 feet high. I do not apply nitrogen fertilizer, which, in theory, might raise nitrite/nitrate levels in the plant.
@cerocero28174 жыл бұрын
Have never wanted to try something from a video so much
@StuffandThings_4 жыл бұрын
And the best part? ITS A COLD CLIMATE PLANT WOOOOO!
@kuraddohikari4 жыл бұрын
I did some googling around, and I found a research article which gives an explanation. One of the key odorants in toona sinensis is (E,E)-2,4-Decadienal , which is also in butter, beef, chicken, among other things.
@WeirdExplorer4 жыл бұрын
wow! that explains it
@Null-Red-Blue2 жыл бұрын
Lol the concept of this video is absolutely hilarious.
@gilbertdeclerk72154 жыл бұрын
Never heard of that before, thank you for introducing me to another amazing plant yet again lol
@林幼蕖3 жыл бұрын
This is a common seasonal vegetable in China. They sell for several times the price of tomatoes in February and March. There is a strong special aroma, not as exaggerated as coriander, but of course a lot of people don't like it.
@gilbertdeclerk72153 жыл бұрын
@@林幼蕖 Thank you! Cool info :)
@2.7petabytes4 жыл бұрын
Dude, I’ve been a subscriber since you were at around 25000. I’m really happy to see your channel grow! Excellent, interesting review of a plant I have ZERO experience with!
@YelDohan4 жыл бұрын
This is super popular in northern parts of China. People make a "stir-fried pesto" out of it and put it on everything.
@evanever3 жыл бұрын
I just tried frying eggs with this and out of curiosity looked it up. Of course you'd have a video about it already!
@alfredxsiv4 жыл бұрын
:How would you like your leaf :Medium Rare please
@radionoakmont77563 жыл бұрын
very awesome find another thing i want to grow very much so there is so many wonderful items you can use this for
@EmotionalSupportDemon693 жыл бұрын
Me : *reads first time* tastes like... BEEZ? *reads again* ohhh beef.... WAIT BEEF?
@WeirdExplorer3 жыл бұрын
haha
@EmotionalSupportDemon693 жыл бұрын
@@WeirdExplorer omg hi-
@forthosewhoHUNGER4 жыл бұрын
We make vegetarian burgers out of rolled oats, Not Beef broth, nutritional yeast and other yummies. They are SOOO GOOD! I bet these leaves would be excellent for making the broth for cooking the rolled oats. I’ll have to try it! Thanks!!! 🙏🏼
@katzap44944 жыл бұрын
This is very cool. I can’t believe I haven’t heard of this till now
@MDavis913 жыл бұрын
I like the Wonkaish intro! Man I’ve learned so much from you... I hope you discover more!
@OzzyskylerTheGreat4 жыл бұрын
As a chef, I've gotta say I love your channel. Been around for a long time, and videos like this teach me new things and I love it. Not anywhere close to a vegetarian myself, almost the opposite, but I appreciate knowing about this herb for my friends who are. Thank you!
@WeirdExplorer4 жыл бұрын
I want this to be a place for vegetarians and meat eaters alike. Vegetarians can use this on tofu to make a meat substitut. Meat eaters can put the beef leaf on actual beef and make it even beefier!
@OzzyskylerTheGreat4 жыл бұрын
@@WeirdExplorer keep doing what you're doing! And to have someone like smarter every day as a supporter? You're doing great. And as always I look forward to the next video :)
@OzzyskylerTheGreat4 жыл бұрын
@@WeirdExplorer first thing i thought of doing was making like a chile Colorado, but with Jack fruit and this... might end up as a decent vegetarian meal.
@dieuhoquang12 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@KGBgringo4 жыл бұрын
Boom, there's a nursery near me that sells these. Got myself on the waiting list for spring.
@2HeadedRomanGoddess4 жыл бұрын
I wander how it could enhance the taste of a veggie meatloaf. Will give it a try. Thank you Weird Explorer!!
@formiga1304 жыл бұрын
Are the flavors kept in a dry/powdered form? In fact, are there preservation techniques that maintain the flavor? It seems like it could be an interesting addition to a spices' pantry, specially for broths (both veggie or not)
@unitedstatesofmordor4 жыл бұрын
Excellent one.
@MrSplonger4 жыл бұрын
I've come back from my meat-eating ways and am also now a vegetarian again. Who knows, perhaps I'll check this out! :)
@derekclawson42364 жыл бұрын
Wanderlust nursery is great. Highly recommended. Had a great experience ordering from them.
@WeirdExplorer4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@dantevalehuntik284 жыл бұрын
As soon as I saw this video I just got up and immediately told my brother bc beef leaf makes me smile
@CFViking4 жыл бұрын
As the resident vegan who loves making savory soups in the winter this seems pretty great, will research further! Thanks for the video. Also, was there a Caterpillar on one of the leaves in the beginning that you knocked off?
@stefanx83444 жыл бұрын
Who else thinks this might not taste like beef at all after the guy said he never ate beef.
@DogFlamingoXIII4 жыл бұрын
I bet that would be great tossed into the rice steamer, with some rice and veggies. I'm really interested to try this! I'm wanting to start cutting a lot of meat out of my diet, and this could be a big help. I wonder how hard it would be to grow in a house garden.
@PlantsAmore3 жыл бұрын
Interesting, never tried this one but now I am intrigued ...
@achannel18184 жыл бұрын
Sounds delicious
@huskymcfluff4 жыл бұрын
They're out of stock. I think you reached your fans, haha. Had to get on the waiting list for this one. I'm not a vegetarian, but hey... if I can replicate that meaty taste with herbs, I can at least reduce the amount of red meat I eat, right? I wonder how this would be ground up and added to turkey burgers.
@presidentiallsuite4 жыл бұрын
This WHY, in a subscriber... he's the best!!!
@meganlivesay8442 Жыл бұрын
Thanks 😮, I've been curious about this plant. Perhaps someday I can grow one.
@MaxOakland4 жыл бұрын
You were raised vegetarian? Can you go into more detail about that? I’m really interested
@iaw74064 жыл бұрын
This is unrelated, but how do you rank apple-bananas amongst cavendish, gros michel and other bananas ?
@WeirdExplorer4 жыл бұрын
Apple bananas are the best of those three, then gros michel and then cavendish.
@iaw74064 жыл бұрын
@@WeirdExplorer Thanks ! I love apple bananas. What about other types like the ice cream banana ? Im not too familiar with names but i have tried a red one once.
@ronnymarshal12064 жыл бұрын
Hi, is "toona sureni" the same with this. I can only found "suren" in my country.
@kdonsky64 жыл бұрын
I wonder if this has natural MSG in it.
@matthewjefferys18554 жыл бұрын
Virtually all foods have MSG in the ionic, dissolved form, technically :)
@elleboman84654 жыл бұрын
It wouldn't surprise me. From what I've read it actually contains a lot of proteins as well. Maybe there's some overlap with beef in the amino acid department?
@kdonsky64 жыл бұрын
@@elleboman8465 I've read online that it is a sulfur containing molecule that gives it the oniony flavor. Probably also has Msg.
@benny_lemon51233 жыл бұрын
This stuff looks so neat! I wonder how it cooks up... like, if you used it in slow cooking, if it would maintain its flavour or if it would degrade or get bitter or anything. I would love trying it in a ramen or soup broth, or a stew of some kind.
@jonnystewart28104 жыл бұрын
Damn that looks really good
@frankmacleod25652 жыл бұрын
Amazing.
@butterflygroundhog4 жыл бұрын
You should try aseatica hydropiper if you get the chance, it's got a nice peppery taste
@madrabbitwoman4 жыл бұрын
I grow this one. Reminds me of the taste of onions - particularly the hot pink early growth