regnum-plantae:Eating Dahlias Thanks to the great promotion work by @seedkeeping, I was dying to ge
regnum-plantae:Eating Dahlias Thanks to the great promotion work by @seedkeeping, I was dying to get a chance to cook and eat dahlia, or Acocotli/Cocoxochitl tubers, a traditional Aztec crop: if anything excites me more than plants, that’s food that comes from plants! Also, whenever I would deadhead or trim dahlias at work, the scent coming off the cut parts would instantly and strangely cause my mouth to water copiously, so I just wanted to give my body what it clearly seemed to want. I started with a small batch of mixed tubers from different plants, from the large-flowered cactus-type dahlias which seem to give the largest crop, and from some single-flowered ones. I cut them up in wedges, dusted them with corn starch and fried them in corn oil. I only added salt and no spices as I wanted to get a clear idea of the real taste. Well, both me and my boyfriend really liked it! It would be hard to describe it though. It’s mild and has a hint of the smell of the greens, which I really enjoyed. We both agreed the taste reminded us of the smell of roasting dandelion root from when I made coffee with it, which makes sense as they are both Asteraceae and their roots contain the sugar inulin. Since trying them I’ve been telling all the other gardeners in my allotment association and encouraged them to give it a go, as many grow dahlias, but nobody seemed particularly interested so far. I am certainly going to grow them for eating next summer now that I’ve discovered the dual-crop potential of these wonderful plants. -- source link
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