www.eattheweeds.com/chenopodiu... Learn about wild food with Green Deane. In this video, we'll look at a salad green and pot herb found around the world, Chenopodium album.
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For my widowed grandmother during the depression raising 3 children, knowing which wild plants were edible was a matter of survival. There were times when that is ALL they had to eat. As a child, I remember my mother pointing out lambs quarters, plantains, etc. and telling me how to cook it. She always said she hoped it wouldn't be a necessity for me, but wanted me to know "just in case". Now I see it not as a necessity (yet) but as an adventure! And when it becomes a necessity, I'm ready.
Hands down the most informative video about this plant I've seen. I have a few stalks of this stuff growing in my spice garden and was wondering what it was, after further research I found it is not only edible but it has good nutritional value. Thank you for the information and the cooking tutorial. I live in Alaska where the land is plentiful with wild nutritious plants like these, its just a matter of identifying the edible ones.
I was today years old when I found this channel. This plant i grew up with, and continue to cultivate and eat today. I can't wait to see some other videos and learn what else I can eat in my backyard!
I love how you use the magnifying glass to show the really tiny detail of the plant. That's a brilliant idea. Also, the method you use for getting the seeds is also great. I always wondered how people collected tiny seeds like that. Thanks! :)
I like Lamb's Quarters when they're very young but don't care for the older plant, gets tougher and stronger in flavor. Also, you might want to mention that due to its oxalic acid content, people with rheumatism, arthritis, gout, kidney stones or hyperacidity shouldn't eat it because the oxalic acid can aggravate those conditions.
I know this video is old, but, I had to add to it. The stem of Lambsquarters have vertical maroon/red lines. If it doesn't have it, put it down. Saute like you would spinach, or just dump in salads. Lamb's Quarters and Epizote are ancient foods, and you should be growing and eating them! Epizote have been growing since pre-Mayan times, and Lambsquarters have been introduced since the Spanish contact.
Hi Deane, I once brought in a large pile of compost in from somewhere, no doubt barnyard stuff, and left it to sit until needed. By the time I got around to spreading the stuff, there were pigweeds growing all over the pile, some with stems thick and woody enough to make a walking stick, most 5-6 foot tall.
I remember my Mom went wild over seeing an old corral full of it. (in the '70's) I thought she was nuts, out there picking it until I sat down to eat. Wow! It was yummy! I had forgotten what it looked like so I googled it and ended up at your video. Can't wait to pick my own.
I live in southwest ontario and I displaced my veggie garden for a large lambsquarter patch. I love it! I also love purslane and borage flowers are awesome in salads. Thanks for the info!
If you mean Amaranthus retroflexus, yes it is edible. The only caution is that amaranth and chenopodiums can be high in nitrates, which if you are to avoid creates an issue. For most folks it is not an issue.
I've had some appear in my raised beds and have started eating it. Mine are shorties though. Some are going to seed at half a foot high. There isn't a lot so I've mixed it with my other steamed greens for now. I'm letting it reseed and I'll be waiting for a new batch. It's so good!
In the United States there are at least 18 different species of plant called "pig weed" some edible some deadly. This is why botanical names are important. Purselane (portulaca), amaranth (amaranthus) and lambs quarters (chinopodium) are all called pig weed.
First video of yours that I've seen. I recently picked up a book called "Eat the Weeds" by Ben Charles Harris, which brought me to researching more content such as this.
First time I've watched a video of yours. Guess i'm hooked now. I have found lamb's quarter in between my flowers (in a pot) ... didnt know what it was so i pulled it out and in a few weeks, more appeared. They cant stay in my flower pot too long as my flowers are stunning and already a bit crowded so will be harvesting my pigweeds in a week or two. Interesting that its a cousin of quinoa.
EXACTLY!!! I checked your site... you even have the sorrel soup recipe!!! And in case you've never eaten (which you probably have) I can vouch that is just superb. Now I just have to go find some sorrel....
I love this plant. It tastes way better than spinach and better for you. And it grows all around me l; like crazy. The leaf and plant size can be very small or very big.
you are the coolest guy in the world , i love eating weeds ive got sumac trees lots of dandilion , pig weed , and even sasafras, now i even make pipes out of the sasafras trees. again your the best.
There's apparently some evidence that consuming raw Lambs Quarters leaves in large quantities can cause photosensitivity, so use caution when eating raw Lamb's Quarters.
Good. It grows all over the place here. I've never been able to get past the smell of a fresh leaf. To me it smells just like spar varnish, but I know a lot of folks who use it in cooking.
My mother grew up in the depression and Lambs Quarters, along with Plantain, and Crease Salad were staples of their diet. As kids, we feed Lambs Quarters to our rabbits, because they were so nutritious. Now I am trying to find some to transplant into my garden.
I go hunting for goosefoot a lot these days in The Netherlands. Yummy! Was curious to see if there 's any stuff on youtube about this edible plant. And wow, so much! Thanks Green Deane, am going to watch all your vids! Notice that the older and lower leaves typically look like the goosefoot, but the upper and young ones can be much more stretched and look different.
@rayme4raw There has been some problems with a particular chinoposium in Georgia et ali that has grown resistant to Round Up. As for smoothies... I've never had one.
One of the best-tasting greens I've ever eaten. I just steamed it thoroughly. I thought it had a slightly salty flavor, very nice. And it can be abundant in favorable locations so you can have a lot of it. Someday, I wanna try the species that was cultivated by eastern indigenous people, Chenopodium berlandieri, but I've heard it requires more cooking.
I just tried some from my backyard where I've been pulling it out for years. Your right, it does indeed resemble spinach. I live in a southern California high desert. I wish I hadn't pulled them up a couple of weeks ago. As a weed I prefer pulling it as early as possible, because it's amazingly deep rooted. It's one of the last weeds to emerge here. Mustard is the first. I submitted this video to a subreddit of reddit, a social news website like digg, but with a much better comment system.
And a relative to Quinoa too! Fantastic plants. Is it true that chickens love the seeds? There are several Fat hen plants growing close to where I live, albeit with smaller leaves than those in this video.
Thanks... yep, oil, vincegar, pepper and salt. Butter is good too but it is easier to show olive oil than butter. So, you have a lot of these frozen.... like a visitor?
It's really a great plant to have around and it is disappointing that is not common hereabouts. The seeds of its relative have been a mainstay for many people for many years and these are just as good. They do have saponins so they do have to be soaked first. I would not be surprised that they are viable for many years.
These seems to be this growing in huge abundance here (UK Fenland) especially around farmed land (disturbed soil) if it worth gathering these by choice rather than necessity? and what green would you most liken it to? love your videos! keep going. ~mors
So many wild edibles are merely edible but lamb's quarters is outright deliciously satisfying. I did a little research to find out why and discovered it's 24% protein. No wonder shepherds grew lambs big and strong on it.
Just wondering how you know all this stuff. You know so much about, haha wild edibles. I love your video's. I wish you had a show for kids on TV. You would be awesome.
Goose Egg on the humor attempt, Deane, but the rest is pure gold ! ... Thankyou very much for DRILLING the classification into my head (redundantly) ... I sure do hope this plant is very common to Central Texas. I am also wanting to cultivate some Jerusalem Artichoke ... ... You know, Deane ... I **REALLY** wish you had an insiders SEED SUBSCRIPTION CLUB where you would send me/us packets of seasonally appropriate "weed mixes", that could be broadcast into prepared soil (Along with web links).
I remember the leaf because I found it when I was a teenager - I grew beneath our willow oak in the side yard. The leaf was medium small, somewhat narrow, and bright green. It looked like an elongated arrow head. Maybe that attempt at describing it will help you. :))
Great if made with chopped bacon, red pepper flakes and chili seeds and chopped onion- easy on the salt. Remember to slightly boil and chop before frying
Deane - enjoy your videos. Informative and entertaining! The leaves don't look like a goose (or swan) foot to us; different shape... (Name suggestion for your pal: 'Tim the Trumpeter'.) You mention the waxy/ powdery undersides of the leaves, but do not mention how that they have a silver-metallic appearance when submerged. Not certain if other plants in the same range do as well, but is seems to be a fairly distinctive feature. Thanks!
Sylvers Berry Veggie Saute' 1/4 cup raisins 1/4 cup Cranberries 1/2 small wild apple chopped 1/4 small red onion diced Heat 2 tbs Olive Oil & 1/4 cup water in pan add fruit & onion ~ simmer for 5 minutes. Add 1/2 tsp garlic, 1/4 tsp black pepper & 2 or 3 dash of sea salt. Add 1 or 2 cup Lambs Quarters ~ 1 cup Mallow including tender shoots, green 'cheese' pods & flowers - chopped. Add 1/4 cup of raspberry dressing (or Russian) steam until cooked. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese & serve
This is always growing in our garden, I knew what it was, but I did not know it was edible! I'll be sampling it this year instead of just pulling it out.
Green Dean I managed to find some Lambsquarters while walking about. Do these plants fair well if transplanted to a new soil, in my garden parhaps... Have you ever tried growing 'em. Big fan, thanx for the video.
I have a lot of lambsquarters in my yard so I have transplanted some across the road so I can get them out of my yard. and they take to transplant well.
Hey Green Deane, growing amount of talk these days about plants that tend to accumulate and concentrate radio nuclides. Apparently spinach is one of the plants that gathers and concentrates radioactive material in the environment. Do you have any idea if lambsquarters also has this characteristic? Thanks.
nice video. We grew up with lambsquarters. We used to use them in soups or stews, instead of spinach. like in egg-drop soup. it grew wild all over in kansas. And now i live in southern california and i have a few growing in my backyard. is it possible to dig up the root and transplant it to be a container plant? and does it only come back up by seed? or is its recurrance root-based? (not sure of the proper terms for all that).
Thanks... it almost make me look like I know what I'm doing..... Pick some, shred it, add water, boil down until it is an ugly paste (not burnt.) Add sour cream and a little sugar and put into tartlettes. Delicious.
I've been wondering why I can no longer find it in Florida. Yeah, a plant here or there, but not big disturbed ground sites loaded with Chenopodium album. C. Ambroisiodes yeah, but not C. Album. Maybe we'll find more this summer because of the light freezes we had this past winter. Here's hoping.
@EatTheWeeds A lot of raw fooders are becoming interested in eating the weeds. I loved Green for Life by Victoria Boutenko which explained very simply why everyone needs to increase the greens in their diets and why green smoothies are a quick, efficient and easy way to do that. I try to have a green smoothie every day.
I've been reading that conventional agriculture is failing due to round up resistant pigweed. I didn't realize that pigweed was also lambsquarters. I have some lambsquarters growing in my garden that I planted from seed. I going to use it for some of my green smoothies. Have you ever had a green smoothie?
It depends on the definition... if you mean velvety like a roadside Elivs painting on velvet, no. The leaves are soft, but I would not call them velvety.
