Jul 04 2009
The Odd Things We Eat
I swore that I would not feed the birds this year. They are absolute pigs! I went through so much bird seed last year that I could have bought a, um, I can’t think what I would have bought with that money but it would have been something nice. Besides the expense of buying birdseed, there is the poop left all over the ground and the random sprouting of weeds like thistle in my yard. The guy at the hardware swore that the seed he sold me did not contain the kind of seed that would result in thistle growing in my plants, under the evergreen trees and everywhere else. He was wrong. We have an abundance of thistle.
Did you know that thistle is an edible plant? My husband was watching the Food Channel and caught a segment hosted by that crazy guy who goes to villages and finds the residents eating the weirdest things. He told of a place where the folks make thistle soup. I did some Internet research and found that people here in the US eat thistle too. They cut the stalk, remove all leaves and buds, and then peel the medium green outer layer off. Inside will be a pale green hollow stalk that tastes fresh, cool and crisp. Somewhat like celery. You can eat them plain, with salt and pepper, with vinegar, with peanut butter, or in a salad! Not me.
6 Responses to “The Odd Things We Eat”
I’m with you. I’ll pass on the thistle.
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Heheheh I just can’t stop laughing for minutes by reading your first statement…I swore that I would not feed the birds this year. They are absolute pigs! I came to know that thistle is an edible plant from your post.Anyway I will eat it only in gunpoint. lol
Thanks
who was the guy? was it Anthony Bourdain? cuz I freaking love that guy. If you’ve ever watched him he’s hilarious. He typically ends up drunk in a foreign place having fun, and eating all sorts of weird food. I think it’s on the travel channel. Check it out sometime.
I came to know that thistle is an edible plant from your post.Anyway I will eat it only in gunpoint.
God has given us so much in many forms, only need we have is to recognize and utilize it in right way. Birds learn themselves to find their feeds from natural sources, so they are not dependent upon the us.
I’m actually a vegetarian due to all the disgusting things I know are done with meat and chicken products, etc. What I wasn’t aware of is how many products have gelatin in them. Also what the other person wrote about candy bars and cow tummy linings sounds like it could be true from what I have seen. If you are or want to be vegetarian, many, many things have hidden products made of animals in them.