What Is Burdock Root? / How to Pickle Burdock Root Recipe

[thePowerPlant]

Yeah, not really a fan of Burdock root. I have had it a couple times, but it has always been a letdown.

[danieldelaney]

@thePowerPlant Have you fried it?! Everything's good fried.

[eskimolipss]

Ooooh, I love adding this to korean kim baps! (sorta like sushi)

[danieldelaney]

@eskimolipss yum!

[gilgore]

hi dan, your videos are pretty awesome. i live in brooklyn too, and i wonder where you live because your kitchen looks pretty fucking nice. anyway, i live in sunset park and i saw this vegetable in the chinese grocery store that everybody was going crazy over...mountain yam. or chinese yam. its ugly looking. can you tell me about it?

[danieldelaney]

@gilgore hey! I live in Williamsburg - and I'll look for it and tackle it for the show.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

I really like burdock root. I was actually surprised by the taste. I wasn't expecting it to be as mild/sweet as it is. I tend to associate root with bitter, for some reason. haha

[danieldelaney]

@tokyoxjapanxfan hm - yea - but potatoes are roots, and they're not bitter, nor are carrots!

[riotriotriot55]

How did it taaste?

[danieldelaney]

@riotriotriot55 delicious!

[TigersPrettyBunny]

Don't the Japanese make something called Kinpira with that stuff? I think it's like a cold slaw type deal with finely sliced pieces of burdock and carrot etc. I thought of that when I saw this. 

[danieldelaney]

@TigersPrettyBunny I don't know, but I'll research it! Sounds great.

[faylinameir]

its very true he loves reading comments, and responding. One of the very few people I'm subscribed to that actually responds to me. =-)

[danieldelaney]

@faylinameir haha yea! sorry for the delay - I've been traveling. :)

[TeaIicious]

in my old restaurant they peled the skin and sliced thin lenghtwise before frying it into long crispy chips to decorate plate

[danieldelaney]

@TeaIicious yum! great plating idea.

[PlatypusGuitar]

Is that what the japanese call 'gobo' ?

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

@PlatypusGuitar Yes, it is :D

[danieldelaney]

@PlatypusGuitar yes! it is!

[onichiwawantan]

such a weird thing =D whats the flavor like?

[ItsMeFawn]

Burdock root has been used for years in terms of assisting in pregnancy all the way back to Biblical ages. It also cleanse the blood, I know several of the herbal tonics that I take actually have this in it -- thanks for this video!

[danieldelaney]

@ItsMeFawn didn't know! Don't see myself getting pregnant anytime soon… but…. :P