FeralKevin Presents: Urban Foraging with Camellia japonica and Prunus laurocerasus

FeralKevin takes you outside to his balcony for some Cherry Laurel and Camellia flowers.

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Tags:

• permaculture
• wildcrafting
• forage
• edible
• flowers
• ornamental

[Lenilya]

Clean your stove.

[feralkevin]

@Lenilya Oh, I'll have my maid right on it!

[feralkevin]

I've eaten both ways you describe, with little difference. Cooking them usually makes the color turn brown anyway. Although I do not recommend eating them before the flowers are "loose" on the plant.

[feralkevin]

I should also add that I've never eaten the camellia flowers in quantity.

[EatTheWeeds]

Hmmmm... makes me wonder if my local camelias are edible...about the prunus seeds with cyanide and glucose. In other species native people have crushed the entire fruit -- seed and all-- made into cakes and let set for two or three days then baked. The enzyme action by setting and the baking apparently droves of the cyanide making them edible. This was a common practice with the chickasaw plum.

[feralkevin]

Have you done this yourself with the chickasaw plum?

[leaf431]

I only clicked it because it said Urban foraging with Camel

[BayviewFinch]

@blackmagicmarkr - I'm not from California. I've had some delicious tea from various plants that grow naturally outside. It's cool. And you're not limited by what the grocery store has.

[PresidentZod]

@yirmyahfox "wow this is just like the vids from north korea"

Not quite. They haven't opened their mail-bag for a recipe-of-the-month for a spontaneously self-aborted foetus.

Apparently, the goal is to NOT have them taste like chicken.

[ChristinaWolfle]

I thought Camelia's were a flower in Japan.. didnt know they grew in california.. I also didnt know they're edible

[blackmagicmarkr]

Whats with you Californians eating shit you find outside? Is the economy really that bad out there?

[yirmyahfox]

wow this is just like the vids from north korea

[Coolie38]

I like the weeds with pointy shredded edges. They are great in brownies!!!!

[gerfall]

I'd rather go buy some spinach at the grocery store and have a fresh salad...

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