Savage in the Wild: Episode 1 - Breadfruit

Join Sunny Savage on the islands of Maui and Kauai, Hawaii. We see some of the wild possibilities tropical living provides. Breadfruit is covered somewhere over the rainbow.

Fresh food is a signature of the tropics. There are less than a dozen native Hawaiian plants that are edible, but the Polynesians brought many edible, useful and medicinal plants with them and they are known as canoe plants. I harvested my first ulu with the help of Bonnie Kerr-Pilon at the Hana Cultural Center & Museum. She has written and illustrated a fabulous cookbook called The Sensual World: Tropical Garden Cookbook from her experiences living 90% off her land near Hana, Maui. I would also recommend Hawaiian Breadfruit: Ethnobotany, Nutrition, and Human Ecology, which you can purchase through the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Kauai. And finally the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation has a great cookbook and guide to using local produce called, The Hawaii Farmers Market Cookbook: Fresh Island Products from A to Z.. The following recipe comes from Bonnies book:

Savory Breadfruit

1 Breadfruit firm yet yielding, chopped
3 c coconut milk
1 large onion, chopped
1 tsp salt
12 oz firm tofu, mashed (optional)

Chop onion and line bottom of large cooking pot with it. Crush tofu with fork and arrange on top of onion. Peel breadfruit (you dont have to), cut it in half and remove center core. Cut into 1 cubes and layer on top of onions and tofu. Sprinkle on salt. Pour enough coconut milk to cover the breadfruit. Cover and boil on high heat for about 10 minutes. When milk begins to bubble, reduce to simmer for 20 minutes, or until breadfruit is tender like a cooked potato.

Sunny's wild food television series Hot on the Trail with Sunny Savage airs on Veria Network (DISH channel 218 and Verizon FIOS channel 162).
See http://veria.com/hot-on-the-trail.html for show times and more information.

Learn more about wild food plants:

Sunny's web blog at http://sunnysavage.com

Sunny's wild food site at http://wildfoodplants.com

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[sunnysavage]

howdy howdy!

Too many to list. You should have an abundance of things available to you around those parts. I would suggest going to a public library and finding books of foraging wild foods.

good luck, ~sunny

[tatankayotaka1]

is california juniper edible in the mojave desert?

[sunnysavage]

yes...i believe so...i'm sure there are many species...but i harvested mine near some Hot Springs north of LA and they were large blue berries. I used them in a few ferments and meat dishes. The ones I didn't use I believe I gave away, so that's all the experience I have with them.

Have fun. Let us know what you find...and eat. cheers, ~sunny

[parrishaan]

she is annoying

[d9caterpillar]

@rooplus4 Exactly!!!

[d9caterpillar]

@discountninjuh  Exactly!!!!

[d9caterpillar]

@parrishaan  Imagine how the native locals feel.

[d9caterpillar]

@WeedTheUnknown Exactly!...

[iammadness]

@d9caterpillar You are a racist. Also it's called English. Speak it or fuck off.

[d9caterpillar]

I don't see anyone living in the wild or even local. All that I see is a bunch of haoles playing pretend so they can impress other haoles and exploit the exploited even more. Only bout 10-20% of haoles is local kine and get, da odda 80% is opala an no mo no respect an das y de get buss up an no bodee like dem. Dey iz donkeys. Kan tel yu iz dakine li dat. Dakine scrub batch mo betta ma'ke bebe time. Bra da haoles from hea eat poke,laulaus,rice,and all kine stuffs li'dat. Bra yu guyzes iz weeds!!!

[Reliancedred]

woo hoo

[candylady1625]

Is bread fruit supposed to be a desert or what? I can't seem to digest the idea of adding an onion to a fruit........... Oh well, thanks for sharing. Will check u out later..........if you happen to know where I can get some seeds so that I can plant a breadfruit tree pls. be sure to let me know............ Thanks, warm regards!

[LionEntity]

LOL @ 1:31 the camera man/woman's reaction after hearing "these are Maui cookies with seaweed in them" HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

was like "MMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!" (in disgust)