How do you view dandelions?

Apparently they are packed with nutrition. Today I ate about a dozen flowers. I enjoy eating them when I spot them in a clean place.

I think that is a common view. When I had a garden, I always picked them and threw them in my smoothies. I even have a couple in a pot and eat a leaf every now and then.

@1hopefulman which part do you put in your smoothie?

Is that ang type of flower? I have heard very first time

Yes, they are very nutrition and there are people that make a tea with the roots and the leaves.

@Nawsheen Yes, many years ago. However. I no longer drink teas. I only drink water most of the times and occasionally something else. I do think that water is healthier than tea.

@1hopefulman have you ever tried dandelion tea?

Great! Do you know that you can eat all parts, including the flower? I ate about a dozen of these flowers today. I find them sweet.

@Shavkat The flower is from a local dandelion.

@1hopefulman What kind of flowers? Are they mums? I haven't tried it. I had eaten flowers of some veggies.

Mutated dandelions? I never heard of that. Any chance of seeing a picture?

@DesirousDreamer They will probably re-appear!

@1hopefulman sadly my mom cut down the grass haha but basically the leaves will turn a dark dark green with a white stripe and they will sprout up mixed with like crab grass

I put them in my mouth and chew them. Yes, they are bitter but I don't mind.

@db20747 Never heard of a pote. Can you post a picture? Yes, I'm sure they would taste better with honey on them. What wouldn't? However sometimes its good to eat bitter things. The flower, to me, actually has a sweet taste and so does the stem. I've often seen older people by the side of the road picking dandelions. Here is an interesting video about the health benefits of eating dandelions.

@1hopefulman Really?! Wow. I've heard of edible weeds. My grams talks about pote salad that grows in the backyard. Ever heard of pote salad? Dandelions might taste good dipped on honey, do u think? What made u try a dandelion? I eat honeysuckles.

They are beautiful to look at. They remind me of the sun.

We seem to have an overabundance of them but very few people see them as food and more as weeds to be destroyed.

Yes, they can be used in a number of ways as food and they can take over a lawn or garden. Right now, over here, they are everywhere and the flowers do look pretty.

@LadyDuck I guess our spring came a little later.

@1hopefulman They have gone now, thew were in full bloom about one month ago.

I am thrilled to hear that. Do you eat them?

Interesting! I think there are many varieties of dandelion. The pictures I took or of the most common one here.

@JudyEv Thanks! Variety is the spice of life.

@1hopefulman We do have the English dandelion here too. The one in the photo is also called 'Capeweed'.

I guess you like the price. Dandelions are very affordable if you pick them yourself.

@andriaperry You are right! We are used to too many sweet foods(cookies, pastries, candy, ice cream, soft drinks, etc) and don't always appreciate the bitter taste. I have no problem.

@1hopefulman I do, but I have to say that the bitterness is not for all.

They sure are pretty and they are edible too.

Why not?

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Thanks for the link. So, I will continue to eat some dandelions, either leaves or flowers, as often as I can. Now, we have an abundance of them. They are everywhere. Maybe because of all the rain we had in April and May.

They do look like a bright sun, at least they do to me.