Have you eaten dandelions?

Are dandelions edible?
@pitstop (13745)
Australia
September 17, 2024 3:54pm CST
I had posted on weeds in my lawn and a few of you mentioned that the dandelions were actually edible. I was surprised, but a sime google search showed that they were indeed edible. The leaf, stem and the flowers can be used is salads, stir fried and eaten as is! I'm tempted to try it! Have you ever had dandelion?
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@wolfgirl569 (105945)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Sep
The jelly I made tastes like honey.
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@pitstop (13745)
• Australia
18 Sep
Didn't realise you could make jelly.
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@wolfgirl569 (105945)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Sep
@pitstop You can with the flowers
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@rakski (122316)
• Philippines
17 Sep
No..I did not know they are edible
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@pitstop (13745)
• Australia
18 Sep
Neither did I!! Learning something new every day.
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@rakski (122316)
• Philippines
18 Sep
@pitstop true!
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
18 Sep
I haven't eaten this before, but I guess it can be made as the traditional Chinese herbs.
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@pitstop (13745)
• Australia
18 Sep
I'm still not able to decide if I'll eat it
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Sep
@pitstop If you have more options, it's better to leave it alone since I don't really think it tastes well
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@marguicha (222844)
• Chile
17 Sep
There are lots of edible "weeds". Dandelions are beautiful and edible.
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@pitstop (13745)
• Australia
18 Sep
But they can wreck the lawn!
@much2say (55562)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Sep
I eat dandelion leaves every morning! But I buy them "farmed" from the store - never from the lawn because there are so many generations of pesticide on it I'm sure. I eat them raw - just wash and eat. But I used to chop and saute them to mix with scrambled eggs. It's a bit bitter, but I'm used to it now.
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@pitstop (13745)
• Australia
18 Sep
Sounds interesting I haven't sprayed any pesticide on my lawn - so may be worth trying.
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@much2say (55562)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Sep
@pitstop We don't use pesticide either, but we may not be able to say the same of the owners who lived here previously. Plus our neighbors yards are so close - who knows what is on any of our lawns. There was a time when everyone used pesticides - dandelions are unwanted weeds here.
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@pitstop (13745)
• Australia
20 Sep
@much2say Those are useful thoughts.
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• Philippines
18 Sep
Nope! Jungle Flame, yes! we always eat the nectar of Jungle flames in our school yards back in 80s and 90s Lol! And sometimes we use it to test if our crush - crush us back.. lol! it is a classic chance game we play, by pulling the petals of the Jungle flames while "he loves me , he loves me not" hehehe until all the petals was picked out and the answer get revealed. Kidding, but it is our past time every recess time and before we go home.
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@pitstop (13745)
• Australia
18 Sep
I've never seen Jungle Flame. Too ate for me to play though!!
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• Philippines
18 Sep
@pitstop we call it santan flower but in english they call it jungle flame maybe because of the color and it looks like a fireworks.
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@kanuck1 (4434)
18 Sep
Yes, many times. I like throwing some in a salad.
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@pitstop (13745)
• Australia
18 Sep
That seems to be a common way of eating it
@RasmaSandra (79714)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Sep
When I had a garden back in Latvia we always dug up freshly grown dandelions and made wonderful salads,
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@pitstop (13745)
• Australia
18 Sep
That's lovely. I'm tempted to try this too.
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@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Sep
I'm not brave enough to try them as there are several different plants called dandelions and I'm not sure which ones are edible. Perhaps they all are but I don't know.
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@pitstop (13745)
• Australia
18 Sep
I nervous about trying them too.
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@LindaOHio (178131)
• United States
18 Sep
Yes. The little buds are the best. Have a good day.
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@pitstop (13745)
• Australia
18 Sep
Maybe I'll start with that.
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@LindaOHio (178131)
• United States
19 Sep
@pitstop When the flowers are in full bloom for a while the dandelions get bitter. Best to pick them before the flowers bloom.
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@pitsipeahie (5015)
18 Sep
That’s pretty cool! I’ve never tried dandelion before.
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@pitstop (13745)
• Australia
18 Sep
I have never either and didn't even know about this till someone here mentioned it.
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