Content
- Eating greed - taste, preparation and effect
- What can you eat from greed?
- How does Giersch taste?
- Collection time: Before and during flowering, but also afterwards
- Use giersch in the kitchen - preparation ideas
- Use the flowers, fruits and seeds
- Use Giersch as a medicinal plant
- Tips
Giersch is edible and healthy
Eating greed - taste, preparation and effect
You do not necessarily have to live in the Middle Ages to eat the greed. Even today - or even today more than ever (breeding vegetables and Co lack of nutrients) - this weed is valuable. Both his taste and his free availability as well as his healing powers are convincing!
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Even the ancient Romans and famine sufferers in wartime appreciated the Giersch. They mainly ate his leaves. But the flowers and fruits with the seeds can be eaten without hesitation. Only from the roots you should stay away. They contain a toxic substance.
How does Giersch taste?
If you eat the yaw raw, you will realize that its taste is reminiscent of parsley. Also a flavor like carrot can be tasted. When cooked, giersch tastes like spinach. Therefore, it is also considered a good substitute for spinach.
Basically, the young plants are milder and tender in taste. These should be preferred! The older plants taste spicier, tart and tough. They are more suitable for drying and cooking, while the young plants can also be raw a delicacy.
Collection time: Before and during flowering, but also afterwards
The greed has a long growing season. He is often found here and there even in a mild winter. The best collection time is in the spring between April and May. Then the flowering begins. At flowering time, you can harvest the flowers. Then the fruits ripen with the seeds. Basically, you can harvest the yaw all season long.
Use giersch in the kitchen - preparation ideas
The most common is to use the leaves. Before that, the stems should be removed. Here are some ideas for preparations:
Use the flowers, fruits and seeds
You can use the yolk blossoms for cold water extracts or bread them similar to elderflower blossoms and fry or bake them. The fruits or seeds are sharp in taste and perfect for salads, for example, in combination with nettle seeds or as a spice for stews. It is ideal to grind them with a mortar before use.
Use Giersch as a medicinal plant
To use the yaw all year round as a medicinal herb, it can be dried. From the leaves can prepare an aromatic tea. This helps among others in gout, rheumatism and arthritis.
In addition, a tea has an antispasmodic, blood-purifying and digestive action. When collecting, be careful not to confuse the yaw with its poisonous peers like hemlock and dog parsley!
Tips
Giersch is not only extremely healthy for humans. Even pets such as guinea pigs and rabbits benefit from its nutrient filling.