Great question. I have found it in countless online sources as well as several books, but how do they know? I'm not sure. Hopefully somebody did some good lab testing somewhere! Otherwise, somebody should have it tested and post the results.
No, then you can eat the flowers (not very good) or you can eat the immature seedpods (like little cheesewheel shaped okra tasting thingees). If you find a nice young succulent leaf, then you can eat it too, when the plant is flowering. But no toxicity develops if that's what you're getting at.
If you want to deal with the slickness, you can chop it and knead it with lemon juice. Then fry an onion, add some tomatoes or tomato paste, and cook the leaves in that. It makes it a lot better! You can also take the larger leaves when they're fresh, and make dolma with them, just like you might stuff grape leaves.
Great Video. Marsh Mallows (cow slips) were the favorite wild edible of my grandmother, except she would send my young mother in this or that pasture and fen to get them.
This is an enjoyable vid. It reminded me that hollyhock flowers are supposed to be edible. Then I thought of hibiscus tea and battered hibiscus flowers--and pumpkin and marrow flowers in tempura. I had guessed they were all members of the mallow family! Or close relations.
@sazji Yeah! I don't always study strict scientific classifications, but observe close similarities in plants when they present themselves to me. And I always think a pumpkin flower looks very hibiscus like. I see connections and relations. But I'm not Charles Darwin. Tee-hee! Thanks for your comment!
It this what my Malva Sebrina is Kevin? Or I mean related I could have sworn I saw on another seed packet I had said Mallow & Sebrina. The leaves are certainly the same or very similar. Vitamin A Eh, go figure.
Please do not use this video to ID plants, just in case you don't know your plants at all. From the simple visual in the video (I provide no other ID info), it would easy to confuse this with other plants, some of them toxic. ID and eat at your own risk! :)
Ah, I appreciate your warning. I will definitely be cross referencing it with other sources. But seeing your video has imprinted it nicely in my mind and I have seen this plant before, so mentally it's on my list of "plant's I am getting to know better but still need to know more about".
Great question. I have found it in countless online sources as well as several books, but how do they know? I'm not sure. Hopefully somebody did some good lab testing somewhere! Otherwise, somebody should have it tested and post the results.
feralkevin 3 weeks ago
how do you know its high in vit A? I dont see it in the USDA nutrition database
yec1JF 3 weeks ago
this is NOT how make marshmallow sinfully not correct. marshamallow make from horse clops and pig toe. why so tasty?
sonoflavadome 6 months ago
Grrrr eat!
Thank you so much!
ERICWAGNERSLUCID 7 months ago
thats interesting
furiesego 8 months ago
you're like a handsome rabbit.
SHATTAPYOFACE 9 months ago
How would you dry the plant properly? Convection oven right? If so what teperature?
kcussrenaeb 1 year ago
Cool video bro! I love wild free food!
musclesmatthews 1 year ago
Great vid, thanks! :)
GH0ST0L0GY 1 year ago
@uniqueedgings
No, then you can eat the flowers (not very good) or you can eat the immature seedpods (like little cheesewheel shaped okra tasting thingees). If you find a nice young succulent leaf, then you can eat it too, when the plant is flowering. But no toxicity develops if that's what you're getting at.
feralkevin 1 year ago
That's not the kind of weed I wanted!
meamverysmart 1 year ago
@meamverysmart :P Lol
MayRocks100 6 months ago
It is related to a plant that is commonly used to make the original marshmallows, so yes?
feralkevin 1 year ago
this is an ingredient in making marshmallows right?
SoulfreshhPwns 1 year ago
Nice!
feralkevin 1 year ago
If you want to deal with the slickness, you can chop it and knead it with lemon juice. Then fry an onion, add some tomatoes or tomato paste, and cook the leaves in that. It makes it a lot better! You can also take the larger leaves when they're fresh, and make dolma with them, just like you might stuff grape leaves.
sazji 1 year ago
Great video! I'm going to add this to my mallow web page.
JoanEHall 2 years ago
Great Video. Marsh Mallows (cow slips) were the favorite wild edible of my grandmother, except she would send my young mother in this or that pasture and fen to get them.
EatTheWeeds 2 years ago
This is an enjoyable vid. It reminded me that hollyhock flowers are supposed to be edible. Then I thought of hibiscus tea and battered hibiscus flowers--and pumpkin and marrow flowers in tempura. I had guessed they were all members of the mallow family! Or close relations.
zuditaka 2 years ago
@zuditaka All of them are members of the malva family except the pumpkin flowers, those are cucurbits! (But they still taste good.) :)
sazji 1 year ago
@sazji Yeah! I don't always study strict scientific classifications, but observe close similarities in plants when they present themselves to me. And I always think a pumpkin flower looks very hibiscus like. I see connections and relations. But I'm not Charles Darwin. Tee-hee! Thanks for your comment!
zuditaka 1 year ago
It this what my Malva Sebrina is Kevin? Or I mean related I could have sworn I saw on another seed packet I had said Mallow & Sebrina. The leaves are certainly the same or very similar. Vitamin A Eh, go figure.
Tossdart 2 years ago
I've got one growing in my yard right now. Now I know that its actually useful. Thanks!
Kirinluke 2 years ago
Truly fascinating! This was a great video, Kevin, thank you.
thpt 2 years ago
Awesome, I see that often around my area so now that I know what it is, I can eat it! Thank :)
SecretsOfLongevity 2 years ago
Please do not use this video to ID plants, just in case you don't know your plants at all. From the simple visual in the video (I provide no other ID info), it would easy to confuse this with other plants, some of them toxic. ID and eat at your own risk! :)
feralkevin 2 years ago
Ah, I appreciate your warning. I will definitely be cross referencing it with other sources. But seeing your video has imprinted it nicely in my mind and I have seen this plant before, so mentally it's on my list of "plant's I am getting to know better but still need to know more about".
SecretsOfLongevity 2 years ago
i wonder if freezing would hold on to more nutes ? then a cold smoothie isnt very ideal in winter .
jojo808 2 years ago
they looking good in SE England now too, ta v imformative, ur ground so dry....gonna try eating it
createrainbowz 2 years ago