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| + | The dandelion has several culinary uses. The flowers are used to make dandelion wine, the greens are used in salads, the roots have been used to make a coffee-like drink and the plant was used by Native Americans as a food and medicine. The leaves (called dandelion greens) can be eaten cooked or raw in various forms, such as in soup or salad. They are probably closest in character to mustard greens. Usually the young leaves and unopened buds are eaten raw in salads, while older leaves are cooked. Raw leaves have a slightly bitter taste. Dandelion salad is often accompanied with hard boiled eggs. The leaves are high in vitamin A, vitamin C and iron, carrying more iron and calcium than spinach. Dandelion flowers can be used to make dandelion wine, for which there are many recipes. | ||
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| + | * You can use the roots to make a coffee-like drink. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WiuYyk_vXM Dandelion Root coffee, wilderness survival, native American coffee ]{{#ev:youtube|8WiuYyk_vXM|300|left| }} <br clear="all" /> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 08:02, 18 January 2012
Scientific classification
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Genus: Taraxacum
Uses
Culinary uses
The dandelion has several culinary uses. The flowers are used to make dandelion wine, the greens are used in salads, the roots have been used to make a coffee-like drink and the plant was used by Native Americans as a food and medicine. The leaves (called dandelion greens) can be eaten cooked or raw in various forms, such as in soup or salad. They are probably closest in character to mustard greens. Usually the young leaves and unopened buds are eaten raw in salads, while older leaves are cooked. Raw leaves have a slightly bitter taste. Dandelion salad is often accompanied with hard boiled eggs. The leaves are high in vitamin A, vitamin C and iron, carrying more iron and calcium than spinach. Dandelion flowers can be used to make dandelion wine, for which there are many recipes.
- You can use the roots to make a coffee-like drink. Dandelion Root coffee, wilderness survival, native American coffee
See also
External links
- Taraxacum Wikipedia
