2006-12-02 05:29:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
yes they are....this is actually a good thing to eat if you get lost in the woods or something and have no food....they may taste gross but its ok to eat!
2006-12-02 05:30:40 · answer #1 · answered by blitzyditz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the flowers, leaves, stems and roots are all edible. The fowers make great dandelion wine and the leaves a reat salad and the root can be roasted and ground up as a chicory like coffee substitute.
2006-12-02 15:40:08 · answer #2 · answered by COACH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dandelions are edible but you may not like the taste. There are recipes for them though that could make them taste a whole lot better!
And here are some recipes:
2006-12-02 13:52:06 · answer #3 · answered by rohit k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I personally tried them one time and learned a lot. I tried to fry them one at a time which could take forever so I turned out making dandelion fritters. When you pick flower heads check for insects first. I also made sure they were clean. I just made a batter and stirred flower heads in and dropped spoonfuls in skillet like you would for any fritter. They tasted like fried green tomatos to me. They take time to gather and inspect but they are free and edible. Good luck.
2006-12-03 13:28:59 · answer #4 · answered by pat j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its rumoured that foundry workers used to make dandelion beer and drink it as a detoxifier as dandelions are a diuretic.
2006-12-02 13:39:15 · answer #5 · answered by Rockford 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, edible, drinkable as wine, and the root makes a coffee substitute like chicory I believe? good in spring with a salad as the young leaves are good and the yellow flowers make some very good wine!
2006-12-02 13:37:28 · answer #6 · answered by richard c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they make dandelion salad and I have also heard of using them in cookies also.
2006-12-02 13:32:15 · answer #7 · answered by natmys333 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, most flower's petals are. Get a good horticulture book and it will tell you the varieties to stay away from.
Here's a link that has many edible flowers listed:
http://whatscookingamerica.net/EdibleFlowers/EdibleFlowersMain.htm
2006-12-02 13:31:25 · answer #8 · answered by Lauren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes but they are also a diuretic so don't overdo them. The flowers are also edible.
2006-12-02 13:54:20 · answer #9 · answered by joyce 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and to make them tenderer upturn a bucket on them for a week before picking.
2006-12-02 13:40:15 · answer #10 · answered by Crazy Diamond 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋