Uhm excuse me guy, my friends dared me to eat raw uncooked nettels before and what you r saying is so untrue! Kevin has been growing nettels for god knows how long! I bet he has researched them a few times!
Interesting I didn't know you could eat nettles I got them growing all around my house i'll have to cut em down some and let them get where I can harvest and cook them great video very informative.
@MickScarborough This is incorrect. If you eat nettles without cooking or processing, they will sting your tongue and your mouth, and this could be dangerous. There is nutrition in the cooked water, all the water soluble minerals.
@feralkevin Incorrect. Simply soaking neutralizes the sting. No heating is needed. There is minimal nutrition in cooked water and ZERO living enzymes. Its useless to the body. I like what you are doing in teaching people about wild foods but you are not teaching all the right things.
yum free aphids . i hope you checked out what man vs wild guy eats in his programmes... i wondered abou the best leaf color and age etc. and acid vs basic soil for silica content. i reckon acid better maybe.
We have lots of nettles out here in the Lime Ridge area of Concord. I made cream of nettle soup last week: boiled the nettles with some garlic added to the water. Put cooked nettles and water in the blender, then add cream and heat. It CAN be served to company, although it's such a neon green you can practically see how nutrient dense it is.
Really appreciate you bringing more info on foraging to us here in the Bay Area
Most places I've been you can find them in some nearby wet area, such as in or by a creek. You can take a root cutting, or divide the plant, typically this will help the local flora and give you a new plant ready to grow. The larger the root you get, the faster it will take off, but nettles tend to grow vigorously anyway, so no need to be greedy.
You can buy seeds for them as well... But its probably best to find some local to your area and just nick them away to your yard.. they will take over though if left alone, thats what they do here. In ohio we find them in fields, wet or dry, ours have large spiny purple flowers when they bloom and look intimidating as hell, so the rest of the country is very lucky haha
I adore nettle - my favorite food. I've noticed that she likes to send her roots horizontally so have never had a lot of luck confining her to pots. I'll keep trying, however, as having her close to me here in W. Seattle would be lovely. Thanks for spreading the good word! Long live nettle pot liquor!
Excellent video. Nettles are the backbone of wild food cooking in the UK. The water is drank as nettle tea. The greens can be added to other trail foods to bulk them up. The whole stem whillted over a fire is the best way to cook them for taste and the stings go. The nettle new tips I eat straight from the plant as they dont sting either.
Five stars....Looks good to me, and I'm sure tastes good as well. Unadorned is always best...and I fully understand handling them with scissors...them babies can sting like a bee!
You're welcome, Decky11. Many say don't eat the stems, but I find them to be delicious, especially if thought of like an artichoke or asparagus. In the case of nettles, though, delicious young food quickly becomes tough, fibrous cordage making material and that's not something I want to eat. I'm often amazed at how quickly nettles flower here, even in the winter!
Uhm excuse me guy, my friends dared me to eat raw uncooked nettels before and what you r saying is so untrue! Kevin has been growing nettels for god knows how long! I bet he has researched them a few times!
jilliannorrie 7 months ago
Interesting I didn't know you could eat nettles I got them growing all around my house i'll have to cut em down some and let them get where I can harvest and cook them great video very informative.
HiddenLeafNinja2011 7 months ago
Nettle sting is destroyed by eating them so cooking them is not needed. There is no nutrition in the boiled water.
MickScarborough 7 months ago
@MickScarborough This is incorrect. If you eat nettles without cooking or processing, they will sting your tongue and your mouth, and this could be dangerous. There is nutrition in the cooked water, all the water soluble minerals.
feralkevin 7 months ago
@feralkevin Incorrect. Simply soaking neutralizes the sting. No heating is needed. There is minimal nutrition in cooked water and ZERO living enzymes. Its useless to the body. I like what you are doing in teaching people about wild foods but you are not teaching all the right things.
MickScarborough 7 months ago
i still love to watch this videos!
donttakefakecredit 1 year ago
yum free aphids . i hope you checked out what man vs wild guy eats in his programmes... i wondered abou the best leaf color and age etc. and acid vs basic soil for silica content. i reckon acid better maybe.
zimant78 1 year ago
We have lots of nettles out here in the Lime Ridge area of Concord. I made cream of nettle soup last week: boiled the nettles with some garlic added to the water. Put cooked nettles and water in the blender, then add cream and heat. It CAN be served to company, although it's such a neon green you can practically see how nutrient dense it is.
Really appreciate you bringing more info on foraging to us here in the Bay Area
weavrmom 2 years ago
I always wash my greens or fruits in a bucket of water so that I can use that water for watering my plants( I recycle that water).
abstract56 2 years ago
I grow this plant at home in Ukraine. . . Really like it.
Yasenets 2 years ago
Many thanks for the video. How exactly does one acquire a stinging nettle plant in the first place? Its not like I can find them at a local nursury.
Kirinluke 2 years ago
Most places I've been you can find them in some nearby wet area, such as in or by a creek. You can take a root cutting, or divide the plant, typically this will help the local flora and give you a new plant ready to grow. The larger the root you get, the faster it will take off, but nettles tend to grow vigorously anyway, so no need to be greedy.
feralkevin 2 years ago
Thanks! I'll keep my eye out for them!
Kirinluke 2 years ago
You can buy seeds for them as well... But its probably best to find some local to your area and just nick them away to your yard.. they will take over though if left alone, thats what they do here. In ohio we find them in fields, wet or dry, ours have large spiny purple flowers when they bloom and look intimidating as hell, so the rest of the country is very lucky haha
HeatherC19 2 years ago
I adore nettle - my favorite food. I've noticed that she likes to send her roots horizontally so have never had a lot of luck confining her to pots. I'll keep trying, however, as having her close to me here in W. Seattle would be lovely. Thanks for spreading the good word! Long live nettle pot liquor!
spiralmother 2 years ago
Thanks for pointing that out about the roots, I think a much wider pot is the way to go. The nettles in this pot get fed a lot.
feralkevin 2 years ago
Excellent video. Nettles are the backbone of wild food cooking in the UK. The water is drank as nettle tea. The greens can be added to other trail foods to bulk them up. The whole stem whillted over a fire is the best way to cook them for taste and the stings go. The nettle new tips I eat straight from the plant as they dont sting either.
Sean the Silver Fox
seanmulhall 2 years ago
Five stars....Looks good to me, and I'm sure tastes good as well. Unadorned is always best...and I fully understand handling them with scissors...them babies can sting like a bee!
EatTheWeeds 2 years ago
thank you... i just got some nettles today... hope to make something similar minus the dairy
Decky11 2 years ago
You're welcome, Decky11. Many say don't eat the stems, but I find them to be delicious, especially if thought of like an artichoke or asparagus. In the case of nettles, though, delicious young food quickly becomes tough, fibrous cordage making material and that's not something I want to eat. I'm often amazed at how quickly nettles flower here, even in the winter!
feralkevin 2 years ago
thx for the vid. Can you also eat the nettles with the smaller leaf?
cyber1runner 2 years ago
Yes, the point is you want to eat them young
feralkevin 2 years ago
Decent company would be quite lucky to get a dish like that!
milt0nics 2 years ago
I've never even considered being able to cook, let alone EAT, nettles. I might have to investigate this further =P
JBaker5032 3 years ago
I love nettles, they are my favorite cooked green. The "broth" is also excellent in nearly all soups.
feralkevin 3 years ago
Nice work...
I was hoping for the part with you enjoying and describing the final product. How's it taste?
Slacktive 3 years ago