EatTheWeeds: Episode 26: Yucca filamentosa

[kitsurubami]

hahaha i love the theatrics

[tkcook73]

What were the ingredients in your Yucca stir fry? I enjoy trying new dishes, especially natural healthy ones. Thank you.

[EatTheWeeds]

@tkcook73 As I say at the end of each video, go to my website for more information. The recipe you want is on my website along with the entry for yucca.

[Orionblade2003]

Good enough. found out the hard way that Jasmine flowers are not edible. *numb lips*

Apparently "jasmine" tea is actually made with gardenia flowers!

I'll give it a shot. I'll be sure to bring my blackberry with me to the ER ;-)

[Orionblade2003]

I have several yucca, same kind of flower and everything, but no filaments on theleaves - I planted them so I know they're yucca, but are they edible in the same sort of way?

[EatTheWeeds]

@Orionblade2003 With apologies, but not know which species I could not say. Some yucca blossoms are edible, some are not. I don't think any ae horribly poisonous but rather unpalatable.

[funkaliciously]

Is it possible for you to include some of the nutritional values for the 'weeds' in your videos? That would be very helpful for a lot of people like myself. Thank you for all of your time and effort in these videos. Very enjoyable.

[EatTheWeeds]

@funkaliciously I can... but usually I include that information if I know it in the article about the plant on my website.

[funkaliciously]

@EatTheWeeds thanks!! I'll check it out.

[Oxygenfire111]

I will buy

[be4its2late]

why dont you write a book? I will buy it.

[EatTheWeeds]

@be4its2late Having a hard time getting publishers interested.

[DragonBuddah]

@EatTheWeeds what about self-publishing like at worldwideweb lulu com

[garden1618]

@EatTheWeeds sel-publish over internet?  downloadable books?

[tylenoljohnson]

They're very versatile, they'll bind up your weed eater something awful. Also here in Tx when my yucca's bloom, there are always 100 or more stink bugs that camp on the stem and flowers. Bleuhk.

[EatTheWeeds]

They are a stink bug high rise.... when you go to cook the blossoms, you really have to seek them out and get rid of them.

[EatTheWeeds]

It is probably the common yucca, called Spanish Bayonets, Y. aliofolia, also used or food is Y: baccata, brevifolia, elata, elephantips, glauca, schidigera. Most yucca blossoms are edible... I always cook the flowers, boiling first to get rid of the bitterness. Raw yucca flowers always bother my throat after a few minutes and can give you a tummy ache.

[Shreelar]

I dumpster dove my yuccas after someone cleaned their cactus/succulent garden. They look very close to yours, but no fibers escape from the leaves on their own. The points are very sharp, as are the edges of the leaves. And the flowering stalk looks like yours also. I'm guessing they're related, since the only difference is the fibers. I haven't tried eating any of it since I heard the flowers might taste soapy. Do you know if the kind without visible fibers are also edible?

[HomesteadProvocateur]

THis is all very good to know, because Yucca is in abundance where I am. It is everywhere. What a versatile plant! Thanks.

[EatTheWeeds]

The blossoms are the most accessible. Check them out, maybe yours can be eaten raw. If you are going to try that, just try one petal first and wait 10 to 15 minutes.

[HomesteadProvocateur]

Will do, except it seems that they are riddled with bugs, whenever I take a peek into one, I'll just shake it off vigorously. LOL.

[EatTheWeeds]

The yucca is a seasonal staple when added to other wild foods.

[odin422]

your the man green dean!

What a plant! a survivalists dream.

5/5 stars

[StrandedAlien]

Incidentally, though not everyone may know this, the "yucca" in supermarkets you mention isn't even pronounced the same as the "yucca" here. The cassava is "yuca" with one C and pronounced "yoo-ka", not "yuh-kuh." I've seen yuca spelled "yucca" on some packaging and signs. Bugs me to no end. Glad you added that final note. By the way: Did you ever get a stomachache from that blossom, or was it ok?

[EatTheWeeds]

All I ate was that one petal. It did not give me a stomach ache. However, that one petal did lightly irritate my throat. (And I thought if I said it YOU-ka I would just confuse the issue even more so I stuck with yucca.)

[lostorfound19]

where could one find a book on the subject of general plant identification?

[EatTheWeeds]

There are several, but the best one is usually one about your local plants. Peterson's Field Guide to edible plants in North American is the standard, but again, a local one should also be in your personal library. They are usually available at your local book store.

[yardsnacker]

My last comment didn't show up. Hmm. Youtube can be fickle as a pickle sometimes. I've posted this video to my website to give you a little support. I appreciate your hardwork on this vid thanks Green Dean.

[EatTheWeeds]

Thanks, that's thoughtful of you. (Slowly I am mastering the video software....)

[Khono]

yardsnacker, it was likely because you included a URL, since you mentioned your website. Took me a few minutes to figure that one out when I did it.