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How To Turn Garden Weeds Into Delicious Meals | Basic Instincts | WIRED
You know those plants and weeds you see every day growing outside your home? They may not look like much, but if prepared properly, they can be transformed into a delicious and nutritious meal. Dr. Bill Schindler, a chef and professor of archeology and anthropology at Washington College, explains how we can forage for greenery…
Djatmikko •
June 29, 2020 at 6:47 pm
This is homeless 101
Mitchell
June 29, 2020 at 6:58 pm
“Oooh! That looks edible!”
Dies
Kumar The Cowboy
June 29, 2020 at 11:46 pm
Here I’m gonna pajy respect for the fallen
“F”
yung. YDB
June 29, 2020 at 7:02 pm
Me: watching about collecting wild plant anywhere, to cook
Meanwhile: looks outside for plants then sees a female dogs peeing
JinxTheMoon
June 29, 2020 at 9:54 pm
To be fair though, all the veggies you buy are probably grown in manure, or blood and bone, etc.
Ficon
June 29, 2020 at 7:14 pm
I’m disappointed that he didn’t make his own scissors out of shale and elk pericardium.
Subhan Zahid
June 29, 2020 at 7:30 pm
More of this and other nature related content please, great stuff
l e e jay
June 29, 2020 at 8:08 pm
Me : eats random mushroom i found on the streets
Also me: dies
Iron Fist No1
June 29, 2020 at 8:18 pm
I don’t believe you can say that a plant cure cancer.
Mark Tyler
June 29, 2020 at 8:27 pm
Give it 6 months and it’ll be wild edibles or boiling old shoes.
Mark Mallecoccio
June 29, 2020 at 8:35 pm
“It contains allicin” *Brad Leone would like to know your location*
Vinhhotboii
June 29, 2020 at 9:01 pm
Great tip
p m
June 29, 2020 at 9:18 pm
Okay, but have your heard of the Athelas plant? Also known as Kingsfoil.
s3cr3tpassword
June 29, 2020 at 9:18 pm
Jamaican accent: De cheetah is faster dandelion.
Gianmarco Venditti
June 29, 2020 at 9:29 pm
Oh that kind of weed…
ShortyPenguin
June 29, 2020 at 9:35 pm
Oh, good. This info will be useful when we all become homeless because we can’t pay rent because 2020.
Saad Ulde
June 29, 2020 at 9:37 pm
Dude walks like the GTA character 😄
Julien B
June 29, 2020 at 9:58 pm
Dandelion leaves are really good in dumplings, my family is chinese, and we forage them all the time during spring and fall here in Ottawa, Canada. The bitterness is on point when you prepare properly
RIley Newell
June 29, 2020 at 10:01 pm
young grunkle stan
_¿Eres tonto?_
June 29, 2020 at 10:11 pm
Dandelions are a diuretic btw
The Okayed Boomer
June 29, 2020 at 11:05 pm
Nobody in my neighborhood eats clovers and dandelions. So I eat em all 🤣
Connor Coulson
June 30, 2020 at 12:02 am
Step 1. Feed weeds to ruminant animal.
Step 2. Eat ruminant animal.
Nicolas Flores
June 30, 2020 at 12:26 am
Everything is edible… at least once.
Ray Ray Montoya
June 30, 2020 at 12:29 am
Should people eat things that grow in sidewalk cracks?
idicstinger666
June 30, 2020 at 12:32 am
Why did the title get changed?
Dylan DLC Diaz
June 30, 2020 at 12:53 am
ah, white cuisine
gameraz
June 30, 2020 at 12:55 am
“That looks tasty, that looks planty”
Beau Wine
June 30, 2020 at 3:34 pm
Idk this sounds like veganist propaganda to me… Hmmm
KitsuKame
June 30, 2020 at 3:55 pm
(Eats some garden weeds)
(Starts trippin HARD)
Somber Stricken
June 30, 2020 at 3:55 pm
As a kid, I used to eat random plants not knowing if they were poisonous or not. It’s nice to know that I wasn’t killing myself because I used to eat most of those weeds. Especially, the lemon ones.
Pro Huawei
June 30, 2020 at 4:03 pm
He ate them
I was nauseous just thinking about eating them
-
June 30, 2020 at 4:42 pm
How do you know which have been pissed and shat on?
I’d rather pick those for the flavour.
Theresa Bates
June 30, 2020 at 5:11 pm
Not gonna lie, I feel like I’ve always wanted to do something like this, but had no idea where to start. I am totally trying this and living my best hippe lifestyle!!
Travis Mathieu
June 30, 2020 at 5:28 pm
these are mostly regional tho wya
midnighteevee
June 30, 2020 at 5:42 pm
“potatoes should be consumed in moderation”
*oops*
midnighteevee
June 30, 2020 at 5:57 pm
my family grows a lot of wild greens in our garden and the way my mom prepares it for dinner is by sauteing it with some salt, olive oil, garlic, and onion, and then adding chicken broth to make a delicious vegetable soup. I suggest you guys try it sometime.
Will Voss
June 30, 2020 at 6:45 pm
#TEAMCLARA
That Wolf
June 30, 2020 at 6:45 pm
Now some idiots are gonna go pick the wrong weeds, eat them, and die.
Red Destiny
June 30, 2020 at 6:57 pm
I need some Violet. Gotta get rid of these Hemorrhoids
LouMah
June 30, 2020 at 6:58 pm
i wanna have the same energy about something that this guy does about garden weeds
natsu ya
June 30, 2020 at 8:06 pm
i saved this to my food category, need this for apocalypse survival!😂👏🏼
Patricia Stewart
June 30, 2020 at 8:10 pm
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ShaddyWoohooMan
June 30, 2020 at 8:38 pm
I read this as how to turn garden weeds into medals. idk why my brain chose to ignore the word delicious and make it medal but im disappointed now lol
Nerd Large
June 30, 2020 at 8:43 pm
Looks interesting but I’m also interested in how many times this guy has gotten the cops called on him for looking “suspicious”…
Pax Callow
June 30, 2020 at 8:55 pm
i am so pumped for the idea of foraging getting more mainstream
BaNiQueen
June 30, 2020 at 9:07 pm
2:12 – guy licking his face, i bet he likes the taste 😀
Jane Tilmann
June 30, 2020 at 9:14 pm
Garlic mustard is unbelievably delicious, but it has A LOT of fiber in it, so it’s generally something you should eat no more than three times a week unless you want your intestines to shut tight like a flood gate.
I Dunno
June 30, 2020 at 9:14 pm
I had a necklace like that too, in 1996.
Beauty: Desi Life in the USA
June 30, 2020 at 9:35 pm
so yummy recepi i like singare i like it
Meghan Phipps
June 30, 2020 at 10:32 pm
Love that he is in Maryland. I know this stuff will be growing outside!
Monica Nguyen
June 30, 2020 at 11:43 pm
Fact that we grow one of those wild plants in our balcony was actually funny. And especially that the flowers are edible. Because my parents always say that there are too many flowers wich we can’t eat. Well now I know that I can eat the leaves and the flower😂😅
Murder Bong
July 1, 2020 at 12:10 am
SOLID RECIPES!
R W
July 1, 2020 at 1:55 am
This guy… Smart, handsome and so well spoken! Please have him do more videos, so far I’ve really enjoyed all his stuff.
Alisa Ritter
July 1, 2020 at 1:56 am
Amazing video. You will make a difference!! Can We be Friends? :3
2 subs
July 1, 2020 at 3:47 am
yeah but all this stuff is grown in motor oil and dog urine
The Bus001
July 1, 2020 at 4:23 am
The weeds in your city look a lot more appetizing than what we have in Miami.
ActingAnimal 88
July 1, 2020 at 7:30 am
Instructions unclear, ended up dying of eating Hemlock
Zeus But shaved
July 1, 2020 at 7:32 am
Fun fact: Rats like dandelions very much.
matthew styles
July 1, 2020 at 8:18 am
EARS!!!!! 👂 👂
matthew styles
July 1, 2020 at 8:24 am
If a restaurant tried to serve me anything with dandelion. I’m getting my money back
Mad Wlad
July 1, 2020 at 2:22 pm
Thats why I prefer a more wild garden, than just a boring dead lawn, you get random cool plants like wild strawberries and whats not + you get some cool animals living there or stop for a visit
Keren Crispe
July 1, 2020 at 3:39 pm
Did somebody say weed? 😃
Big pump
July 1, 2020 at 4:48 pm
*Eats Poison Ivy*
*DIES*
Lemmie
July 1, 2020 at 8:35 pm
Nutritious because dogs pee on them lol
jordan pastry
July 1, 2020 at 9:08 pm
Lol this is what i call white people food lol white people just white peopling….white
H L
July 1, 2020 at 9:09 pm
Working around in the neighborhood with a giant machete.
Karaté Chopster
July 1, 2020 at 10:45 pm
When I was a kid I would look at plants and say “That one looks yummy” and would “feed” the worms in my garden because my strawberries were dying and I thought it would make compost. I ate grass too because of Roger Federer
icecreamcake
July 1, 2020 at 10:56 pm
This guy maxes foraging first in Stardew Valley.
Tristan N
July 1, 2020 at 11:11 pm
The food looks so good
Tico Nice
July 1, 2020 at 11:46 pm
Can, I use round up weed killer as salad dressing 😋
Kevin Jacob
July 2, 2020 at 3:50 am
People who already dont take their veggies be like : 🤫 tf bro don’t give moms new ideas
JoaquiM
July 2, 2020 at 6:53 am
Did anyone else think what if a dog or animal peed on those plants
Citizen Wolf
July 2, 2020 at 7:58 am
Mmmm sidewalk greens, all fertilised by dog poo and pee
Mohnish Dhangar
July 2, 2020 at 9:07 am
*Bear Grylls has joined the chat*
Nolan Friedline
July 2, 2020 at 2:46 pm
I love wild edibles. There are two issues that you should have mentioned along with the pesticide/herbicide and toxins in the plants themselves; 1. Dogs peeing and pooping everywhere. 2. Public or private land can prohibit harvesting plants/fungi so you could be damaging the ecosystem or breaking the law.
Maurik Van Kets
July 2, 2020 at 3:51 pm
Weed you say?
Abilawa andamari
July 2, 2020 at 4:03 pm
You’re neighbor’s cat is also a good source of protein.
Karma Shleef
July 2, 2020 at 5:07 pm
Dr Bill Schindler is always my favorite!! Any podcast episode he is on is so eye opening 🙏🏼
Himi Jendrix
July 2, 2020 at 9:01 pm
I used to love eating Wood Sorrel leaves growing in the shade when i was younger, it literally tastes exactly like apple peel i love it
Dónal Carton
July 2, 2020 at 10:49 pm
Irish person here genuine question why do Americans spray pesticides on everything
miss white
July 2, 2020 at 11:37 pm
Nope.
Unknown Person1
July 2, 2020 at 11:57 pm
Vegetarianism at it’s best
Fly Boy.
July 3, 2020 at 12:08 am
Can I add weed killer to it?
michael officer
July 3, 2020 at 12:29 am
So, this guy gardens with a stick. OK.
Brian
July 3, 2020 at 1:31 am
Absolutely repulsive.
Brian
July 3, 2020 at 1:32 am
Tons of perfectly good food in the trash cans too, but I’m not homeless, so I leave them there.
Alanna
July 3, 2020 at 2:09 am
I originally scrolled past this but felt anxious that I will somehow get lost in the wilderness n die of starvation if I didn’t watch this video
Luv Muffin
July 3, 2020 at 4:00 am
No thanks
Florida Man -
July 3, 2020 at 4:10 am
Bro, imagine the possiblities.
I could serve the recipes with the C O R S P S E S O F T H E S L A U G H T E R E D .
Or just animal meat for short.
Jaydubz
July 3, 2020 at 5:13 am
You are coping someone else’s content and you pretend that you invented it.
For the original, go check out Great Depression cooking channel.
Edward
July 3, 2020 at 12:09 pm
Oh no, we ran out of food in the fridge. Well, guess I’ll go to the sidewalk again…
Teresa Medina
July 3, 2020 at 1:25 pm
I love dandelions i eat out my garden.thanks for sharing 😁
ZoomTheFroom
July 3, 2020 at 3:49 pm
Weed. Yum
Boss Lax316
July 3, 2020 at 3:57 pm
Expectation:
Reality: soggy grass
John Reuel Sathyadass
July 3, 2020 at 5:10 pm
You can’t sit with us you have… 10:12
Gus thekiller
July 3, 2020 at 5:33 pm
Dude wtf are you eating are you crazy
Valdoz
July 3, 2020 at 10:55 pm
good food: *exists*
this guy: *i’ma go eat some weeds*
Chris D'Souza
July 4, 2020 at 12:37 am
Fascinating information, Dr. Schindler ! Is there any reference book that covers edible North American (especially Toronto latitude,) wild plants?
Legate Lanius
July 4, 2020 at 12:44 am
Finally a use for this guys
Jeffy Yu
July 4, 2020 at 12:51 am
paul ryan?
khira j
July 4, 2020 at 3:28 am
This dude in the wild “ooh a dandelion, must be the las one of the season”. Munch munch mmmmm
Fall0uT gamer :
July 4, 2020 at 4:01 am
Me:loses health in video game. The dandelion beside me:😵☠️
Jheel Amin
July 4, 2020 at 6:41 am
Why. Just why
Alex Pro
July 4, 2020 at 6:51 am
How to train a hobo 101
Rin倫
July 4, 2020 at 9:52 am
Field Garlic you mentioned is a popular food in Japan still today. It’s called のびる (Nobiru) in Japanese. Mainly elder people prefer to eat, but I really like it personally.
Cerbah Samir
July 4, 2020 at 11:46 am
am i the only one who cringed when he ate that plant without washing it
Greasykiwi
July 4, 2020 at 4:00 pm
Imagine walking down the street to go get groceries or something and you see this dude taking a bite out of some weeds off the ground
Stefan Sarrazin
July 4, 2020 at 4:46 pm
If they are spayed be weed out or something like that extremely cancérigène…
They went to court and yet the product back on shelves
Don’t forget to rincé properly greens
Cheshire81
July 4, 2020 at 7:59 pm
Uhh I think you forgot the cattails
Walking Dead Now
July 4, 2020 at 9:12 pm
Nice clip ♥♥♥! As a fellow YouTuber, I am on the lookout for new ideas! Excellent Job!
João Maverick
July 4, 2020 at 10:56 pm
Next video: How to do a gastric lavage?
Marek Siciński
July 4, 2020 at 11:27 pm
4:30 you can make marmalade
A lot of this advice is quesitonable and somewhat nutrintionally and especially culinarily dumb
Marek Siciński
July 4, 2020 at 11:30 pm
6:50 LMAO getting worried abt oxylates of all tings here when he peddles adding grease and not only fat but especially animal fat to your salad as a normal thing
Marek Siciński
July 4, 2020 at 11:37 pm
Wood sorrels are sometimes used to make curry, idk what is his issue with heating it up is
Wanda Therra Nova
July 5, 2020 at 4:23 am
I actually get a rush of childhood memories, now i wanna hunt these wild plants!!!
Drazzy Razz
July 5, 2020 at 4:29 am
Dude that chin tho looks a a Chad’s big chin
Frankie Ferraro
July 5, 2020 at 1:17 pm
Is there a book on this stuff?
houchi69
July 5, 2020 at 7:04 pm
But…I don’t want to eat weeds…
B4
July 7, 2020 at 9:37 am
Delicious finally some good hecking food
Rajarsi Das
July 7, 2020 at 10:00 am
This is amazing.
kcl_kyle
July 7, 2020 at 11:07 am
Nope.
Honu B
July 7, 2020 at 2:08 pm
The field garlics are really good but I don’t know about foraging it in cities but in the wild yeh
Kuwee Loi
July 7, 2020 at 2:16 pm
I have stepped on all of these plants
Ken Antonio
July 7, 2020 at 3:48 pm
You just see this guy eating plants outside your yard
Yasin Ceylan
July 7, 2020 at 4:31 pm
I think it isn’t that easy to recognize the right edible plants.
Thelocalguide
July 7, 2020 at 5:37 pm
Loved it ❤️
Thu Lekovish
July 7, 2020 at 5:46 pm
Interesting and enjoyable, thank you. I’d like to learn about and eat a new vegetable every so often. The common violet is my most favorite here, its leaves look delicious.
Aasser Elzoghby
July 7, 2020 at 5:48 pm
Kids lost in the forest watching this: finally some recognition
Tati
July 7, 2020 at 6:07 pm
But dogs pee on these plants all the time 🙁
bred
July 7, 2020 at 6:32 pm
five year old me would’ve loved this
bred
July 7, 2020 at 6:41 pm
imagine seeing this guy walk down the street the stop, kneel down, and start chomping on a dandelion
Roger Melchor
July 7, 2020 at 6:49 pm
Make sure you use precaution in eating these just as you would any other highly allergic foods.
Tom Loescher
July 7, 2020 at 7:08 pm
I swear if he says delicious and nutritious one more time…
John Thwaits
July 7, 2020 at 7:28 pm
Wow, thank you! Very informative, I wish there was a similar resource for the plants of region in South Africa.
Dud do Sgdgxgsg
July 7, 2020 at 8:04 pm
Imagine this seeing this guy just taking a bite out of your lawn
Carrie Jackson
July 7, 2020 at 8:29 pm
I go to Washington College and this man is far wilder and awesome in person
Amarthya Chandar
July 7, 2020 at 8:45 pm
Me: Oh look a dandelion. How pretty aww
Him: Oh look, a dandelion. *Stuffs it into his mouth* mmmh nutrition
Jason Miller
July 7, 2020 at 9:09 pm
As soon as the sun goes down, this guy hunts vampires
T. S.
July 7, 2020 at 9:51 pm
I want this to be a cooking show on Netflix.
deo cruz
July 7, 2020 at 9:51 pm
this guy can describe mud and ill still probably eat it
Queenie
July 7, 2020 at 11:11 pm
Mmm, YUMMO! A dandelion! It must be the last one of the season!
Cameron Lee
July 7, 2020 at 11:55 pm
Wired: make a video about dandelion food
*Sid the sloth wants to know your location*
Samuel Mikuletic-Hicks
July 8, 2020 at 12:47 am
Outstanding and educational!
Hellow
July 8, 2020 at 7:34 am
Is yt telling me to go vegan?
scootscootriot
July 8, 2020 at 7:35 am
Amazing video. Thanks so much!
Kiara Thomas
July 8, 2020 at 7:55 am
I was hoping he’d mention crab grass
89 Alpha
July 8, 2020 at 8:34 am
7:57
My dog just peed on those, I wouldn’t…
Yeah.. you ate it
gazzer2kuk
July 8, 2020 at 9:52 am
Boyle?
Nothingness
July 8, 2020 at 10:03 am
I almsot died eating a plant that looked similar to one of these lmaoo
BE AWARE
OMG Playz
July 8, 2020 at 10:42 am
Today I’m goin my yard I’m just picking up a bunch of Danny Lyons then shoving them down my throat
William Payne
July 8, 2020 at 1:32 pm
Was on board until you started eating animal products.
some cunning linguist
July 8, 2020 at 2:51 pm
Was just telling my mom the other day that if we ever wanted to try the dandelions and clover in her back yard were perfect for eating as we don’t use pesticides or have an animal using them
some cunning linguist
July 8, 2020 at 3:01 pm
Violet flowers are really pretty if you sugar them and put them on dessert
Trystelune
July 8, 2020 at 3:02 pm
Fact check him, you’ll see hes not a real doctor and is self proclaimed food archeologist . Never registered or did any thesis or studies .but call himself a doctor….
Quodil
July 8, 2020 at 3:56 pm
10:59 thank me later
Yung Modulus
July 8, 2020 at 5:35 pm
No thanks
a
July 8, 2020 at 6:11 pm
Hey Dr.Bill, I got a question.
Sometimes when I speak or eat or use my mouth by opening and closing it. My jaw locks or something near the zygomatic process/bone(Yes Dr I had to google that).
So My question for you, Dr.Bill, is, WHY?! Why does this happen to me Dr.Bill?!
What’s your cure for me Dr.Bill?! Huh?
I Don't Know Her
July 8, 2020 at 6:40 pm
I used to leave my dandelion leaves in salt water for some time to take the bitterness away. Probably works for other plants too
beachfiz
July 8, 2020 at 7:21 pm
I would never eat plants growing on the side of the road. Go to a forested area, don’t eat gasoline fumes.
Willa Saskara
July 8, 2020 at 8:57 pm
im gonna save it, in case i need it in the future. *never open it
Pedro Sosa
July 8, 2020 at 9:27 pm
Now I feel bad for every time I peed drunk on a sidewalk bush.
Mohit Mohan
July 8, 2020 at 9:36 pm
Urban Bear Grylls
Endless Ambition
July 8, 2020 at 11:06 pm
I’m halfway through this video and still trying to decide if it’s a spoof.
Endless Ambition
July 8, 2020 at 11:10 pm
Government: STAY INSIDE
WEAR MASK
This guy:
Agamenticus
July 8, 2020 at 11:34 pm
Dude *sees rock*
“Now this is one of my favorite wild edible plants!”
“Though were only going to eat the tips because there the most tender”
*Cooks rock into a beautiful tiramisu*
Unholy Corn
July 8, 2020 at 11:52 pm
that ravioli looks like a condom 😂 chef humor
Boris Boka
July 9, 2020 at 12:02 am
He looks like an Alfa.m
Lainey Wade
July 9, 2020 at 12:54 am
How do you know what raw corn tastes like
St. John Smythe
July 9, 2020 at 1:31 am
That food looks awesome
Evan Hayes
July 9, 2020 at 1:32 am
Field garlic = garlic chives?
EQQx110
July 9, 2020 at 1:53 am
Lol he just died after eating the plants because were poisonous
DLH-A340
July 9, 2020 at 3:34 am
He walks like an NPC
Romeo Puquir
July 9, 2020 at 3:49 am
Cheapskates: I have been waiting
Wyatt Wilz
July 9, 2020 at 4:47 am
Guys just here vlogging with his plants
Gummy Bunny
July 9, 2020 at 5:28 am
I’m allergic to those…
William Crosswhite
July 10, 2020 at 5:20 am
Now I can save money during this recession!!!
Tracey Claybon
July 11, 2020 at 8:41 am
Wow- I knew a little of this – but learned a lot today.
Vi3tboyshorty
July 11, 2020 at 12:30 pm
6.66m subs 💀💀💀
Paxton Cargill
July 11, 2020 at 7:26 pm
I’m a food archaeologist too, every time I open my fridge.
Victor Masson
July 12, 2020 at 4:41 pm
“It contains Allicin”
*immediately thinks of brad leone*
Farrah Aina
July 13, 2020 at 2:39 am
I first clicked on this video out of pure confusion but it turns out to be very informative
Thats-Gr8
July 13, 2020 at 10:00 pm
so….poor people should cook and eat weeds?
skurJ h4h4
July 14, 2020 at 11:18 am
This man is the embodiment of *Survival*
OmegAaron
July 15, 2020 at 4:32 pm
Next time, we’re gonna make roast dust bunnies.
JB Trader
July 16, 2020 at 10:06 pm
Are those better than my weed cake tho??
Sayem
July 17, 2020 at 12:14 am
I whack everyone of them for a living. What a waste of natures’ bounty.
Water Cat
July 18, 2020 at 4:22 pm
do you know what is wierd most of this plants the spone in the area i lived
Adam Wishneusky
July 18, 2020 at 11:15 pm
I used to eat wood sorrel as a kid. It grew in our brick walkway I had to weed 😉