tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093645644732901388.post2512234724190479403..comments2024-03-26T00:32:39.591-07:00Comments on Countryman: Foraging California's Wild Side: Fried Yucca Blooms: An Instant ClassicKevin Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17348346193380537386noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093645644732901388.post-78384251583340098132022-04-19T12:16:05.211-07:002022-04-19T12:16:05.211-07:00How did the yucca heart taste? Did the pit roastin...How did the yucca heart taste? Did the pit roasting work?Zachariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812147156390174547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093645644732901388.post-50115482840618037732014-06-30T12:45:34.867-07:002014-06-30T12:45:34.867-07:00Great! The blanching should take care of the bitte...Great! The blanching should take care of the bitter. The best way is of course to harvest the flowers when they are still closed...I hear they are not bitter this way. Make sure your girls identify the other flowers they are tasting an look them up first. After all, some plants like oleander have beautiful blooms, and are deadly poisonous. Enjoy the yucca!Kevin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17348346193380537386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093645644732901388.post-12810984033968087632014-06-21T01:07:12.480-07:002014-06-21T01:07:12.480-07:00We have a Yucca tree at home, at El Salvador they ...We have a Yucca tree at home, at El Salvador they call it the country plant. We always cook the blossoms with egg and squash, my girls think it's weird that we eat flowers and try tasting other flowers around they yard. But i still taste a bit of bitterness, next time I will blanch it 3x's.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14120119549560003546noreply@blogger.com