Fiddleheads Two Ways | Harvesting Wild Edibles
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- 'Tis the season for harvesting the emerging fronds of ferns in Alaska's boreal forest. We head out our backdoor to forage for fiddleheads and return to the cabin to create two delicious recipes with these tender and flavorful greens.
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What a fun video find. I use to take my kids up Hatcher Pass every spring to find fiddlehead and then we would explore the bogs carnvious sundews and bog candles. I would pickle mine as well.
Love fiddleheads...pain in the butt to clean but worth it, lol. I also try to pick "extra" to freeze so when old man winter is blasting, nice fiddlehead soup is just the thing to warm you up :) I just give them a quick blanch and they're good to go.
Jen Sweet they were great! We are still enjoying the batch we pickled, great in salads 😀
Fiddleheads are the bomb. This fern is also known as bracken. The longer spring fronds are a staple in Korea and Japan. Fronds without leaves are harvested, blanched and air dried for use throughout the year. When ready to use, presoak them for an hour and then boil them with a little broth until tender. Great side dish.
Great video and big happy dog is adorable.
Great video! It’s kinda surprising to see something we eat in northern Japan as a common diet, gift from mountains, Zenmai. We boil it with wood charcoal, not to over cook it to make us too soft, then water wash and dry it for later use. Please look up “ zenmai, japan, how to cook “
All of your bread comes out gorgeous. Would love the pizza dough recipe.
I learned that fiddleheads can be found along the Appalachian Trail, so when we get on it this spring, my husband and I will try some wild fiddleheads
My spring isnt complete without a morel fiddlehead trout breakfast
Awesome once a year experience
I enjoy watching your videos. I would like to see you guys trying your food when you cook on camera.
& describing the flavor.
we have a fern in Hawaii called Hoʻio. We harvest the tips, blanch, and make a mean salad using sardines, tomatoes, onion and shoyu.... can also add dried shrimp... so good!
Someone took me collecting fiddleheads once and I scored a plastic shopping bag full of the stuff. At home, I found that cleaning off the brown chaff just took way too long and I felt like I was using several gallons of cold water per handful.
The taste was okay - like broccoli or any other brassica / kale or whatever but not worth all the cleaning. It's good to know it's edible just in case though.
Just subscribed, you have a great channel here! Thanks for all the awesome info.
you guys are living the life. So nice you both have so much in common
Never heard of those. They are cute and funny looking lol
Boy that pizza looked good..!! Love pickled veggies. Have a wonderful day you two..!!
I really love all your videos,that's a live ,you live in a dream .Love you guys
🤔 ... Cats like to go exploring too, The pizza sounds interesting
Thats a beautiful landscape. How does it taste this edible green shoots!
Blue Lilly, we think they have a texture similar to asparagus but couldn't quite pin point how they taste, pretty mild but still tasty :)
@@SimpleLivingAlaska k. I enjoyed watching.
Great videos. Love watching watching what you guys are up to!
Oh, most importantly NEVER eat them raw you will become extremely sick or even die -- no joke.
I am in Maine and grew up eating Fiddleheads -- I've probably cooked them a million different ways including, fiddlehead pizza, fiddlehead curry, Tempura fried fiddleheads, stir-fried fiddleheads, -- I've pickled them, canned, and frozen them, but my favorite is boiled and then served with butter, salt, and pepper (my Dad liked them with vinegar too) -- great video to introduce people around the world to the delicacy of Fiddleheads.
Phil Crandlemire, those all sound like outstanding ways to cook them :) Thank you for sharing.
Love some Fiiddleheads....:) Me and Pepe would pick about 4 to 500lbs. a season on the indian islands in Maine....:) Best Green Ever.... We would parboil spare ribs with seasonings, take the ribs out and finish on the grill with BBQ sauce. Add potatoes and fiddleheads to the broth and cook till tender....
We've had some days in the 80's already. Seeing the snow makes me very jealous. Love your videos.
I was wondering how you keep your hands in well water and never complain. Thanks for the cute clip at the end. At least I'm not the only one who struggles with ice cold water. ❤️❤️
You have such a nice place there. You've worked hard on it.
Great job on your photos and videos and of course love the drone footage.
watching your videos = a smile on my face.. Congrats for an epic life most of us only can dream of now
Most people would not know what you were talking about if you said you were going hunting for fiddleheads I like them I usually make spaghetti with them have you tried the kambrium the layer between the wood and the bark kind of like rice noodles🐝 very basic carbs and sugars
I've always wanted to try those, but they don't grow wild around me within a hundred mile radius. Looks like it would make for an interesting ingredient.
Feel like a dumbass but what kind of trees are those pine deals? at about 4:29 into the vid, we don't have them like that here in Michigan, I should know my trees by now, but what is the point of knowing labels you know but I still want to know. I have to go process my chaga in a bit, lazy!
Love the outtakes😂😂. Glory to God and Jesus for creating a state as beautiful as Alaska. I really enjoy your channel
I AM IN BED SICK HAVING A BALL WATCHING YOUR VIDEO 4 YEARS AGO
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in New Zealand we call them pikopiko, we have many ways to cook it, we even make bread from pikopiko
www.nzherald.co.nz/eatwell/recipes/pikopiko-takakau-fiddlehead-fern-bread/NY4H4XGPQSJUKIAFVN3DM7OSZE/
Fiddle head looks very much like our pung frongs here in new Zealand similar to asparagus.great with fresh mullets
Big big fan of the cinematographic approach of (at least) the beginning of the episode! Had to pause to give a big thanks, now contiuing the rest of the episode :)
I love Hatchers Pass! Best place for blueberries!! Maybe someday I’ll get to see you there!! 🐾😃
I would like to know where you got your steel table. Our cabin is 540 sq ft and need some more countertop thought the table would be good.
Brings back memories of when I was kid. We used to go collect these with Gramma.
That pizza looked very tasty, I like Fidel head's never had them pickled tho.
Lol! Bandit goes by at mach 5 while Bo meanders by.
Are these ostrich ferns? I heard that's the only one that is safest to eat as others can cause stomach cancer and that the brown papery stuff is very minimal on a true ostrich fern.
great video..i have to say...you guys must like mud and slush..it makes me cringe!! lol. I don't know how you do it..every time you go somewhere, its 4-6 inches of standing water you have to walk thru!!! do your feet get cold??
They'be got boots on
Amy Krell, our feet only got cold during the coldest part of winter but yes you are right, there is a lot of water here! We had mud for a good amount of time around the yard and there is a bog on our property plus we enjoy venturing around but I would say mud boots are a must around here :)
Very nice video. I've never heard of Fiddleheads and will have to look them up. The way you described the taste sounded awesome. The pizza looked great, enjoy! Hope the pickling comes out good.
Sojourner, they are pretty mild once cooked and I believe prevalent in the US :) I think the bracket fern is the only one you have to watch out for.
@@SimpleLivingAlaska I didn't know that will have to keep my eye out. Thanks!
I’m more used to the brown ones which means they were dried after harvested. So when we want to cook it we soak them in water beforehand and then blanch/boil them again to soften them a bit! Then season it with soy sauce, minced garlic, chili pepper, a bit of salt and sugar then finish it off with sesame oil! Because it’s already dried and stiff it’s good to store for quite some time.
And I agree with it being brocoli (more stem to me!) and asparagus lolol. For it being dried up then rehydrated, it has quite a bite for a plant!
Cold water is not a joke. Take care yourself for your future health.
You have gotten so much done in such a short time! Love to watch your growth on the homestead. We were stationed at Ft. Greely, in the early 80's for 3 years. Alaska has so much to offer, thank you for sharing.
Life with Briars :Within My Fence thank you for watching! We have only been in that area of Alaska once when we drove up here but really liked it, chillier than here though :)
Cold hands part made me laugh, the sacrifice you make for good food!
Wow! In New Zealand these are called koru. The shape of the koru is symbolic and meaningful in New Zealand and especially in Māori culture. It is very common to see koru in art and in business logos as well as flags etc all over the country. It symbolizes new life, growth, strength and peace. You would definitely only eat these in a survival situation.. they are known to be carcinogenic and should be well cooked if you absolutely have to eat them✌️
Love some fiddleheads!! We soak them in water and a touch of baking soda, rinse, steam them, and make up a butter/balsamic vinegar to drizzle over them. Soooo good!
I used to pick them in the woods were I lived in the poconos good stuff.......the woods now are got houses all over the place I moved north part of the poconos...........Just love watching the both of you.........
great catch , clean and eat video . Simple, healthy and home made . Keeping it real and healthy , thanks .. No fingers where lost in the making of this video !!! But some pain was witnessed and resolved. I thought the Eskimos had a favorite place to warm cold hands and toes ? Ok not ready for youtube medical channel ! he he , Thanks :)
Nice meal and nice adventure gathering some of the ingredients. 👍
Great video(agree with J. Smith,) and never would have thought to make a small pizza in a skillet; great idea! cheers...rr Normandy
Very good. Interesting video.
Makes me want to try fiddle heads. Thanks for letting me hang out with you today. I enjoyed it.
These videos are magical. I unwind from work watching them. The music is awesome and I learn something all the time.
I have been wanting to try these. Thanks for sharing.
we used to pick buckets upon buckets of fiddle heads up in northern maine. great spring treat.
LOL I thought that you were too calm using the cold water, it was all in the outtakes hehehe. I would love to try the fiddleheads and maybe I might take a basket out into our wild areas when it warmer of course and see if I can find any, because we do have those ferns around here in Australia and if you say they are a cross between broccoli and asparagus then I'm in. Beautiful, beautiful scenery as usual Ariel and Eric. Michelle
bohemiangypsy99, thanks Michelle :) they are definitely worth harvesting to try out and see if you like them.
Love collecting wild blueberries at hatchers pass. Also there is wild fire valley right before hatchers pass- the biggest wild blueberries and valley rainbows I ever saw.
Angel fire valley ??? anyway, just make a right after the white building that was the old mine... after the hair pin turn.
Yum! Yum!
hey have you seen any wild strawberries still in your area where you were foraging? I'd love to buy some from you if you could harvest some...sorry I saw the leaf at the 3:31 mark....
Amber Sykora I haven't paid too much attention to those, I will have to look closer next season. I don't remember seeing any small wild strawberries but they do exist here :)
I love the footage with the scrumptious sound!!!
I have to go foraging.
Another incredible intro. Absolutely beautiful. We haven't tried fiddle-heads. I need to look and see if any are still coming up and curled tomorrow. Thanks for the quick lesson on harvesting. Haha! I wanted to try pickling our hops but they grew really fast. I may try and cut one back to harvest the new chutes. We tasted one of the small chutes a few weeks ago and it was really good. I can't remember what it tastes like though. Loved the video.
Almost Homestead, yum! We never did grow hops, I'm sure you will research it but there is one fern (Bracken fern) that should be avoided, also fyi Eric ate one raw, I believe ours are from the Ostrich fern, and his stomach was upset that night, best to cook :)
Simple Living Alaska Lol! Bracken is probably what I would have picked. 😬 Thanks for the info. Much appreciated.
The one that is OK to eat is Ostrich fern, and the way to tell you've got it and not another one is to cut the stem crosswise. If it looks like a U, and is not fuzzy with hairs, you're good. Ostrich fern stem is kind of dark green and shiny, quite meaty and thick when the plant is well-established. And as others have mentioned, they can upset your stomach eaten raw, but absolutely delicious cooked. I like to boil them for about 2-3 minutes, dump out the water, and saute them in butter or oil, garlic, scallions, or other alliums. Soooo good!
I love fiddle heads
I never ate the stem of the fiddleheads. Also they are only on a certain type of fern. I forget round stem or triangle type stem. The other one is quite bitter.
Salmon Hunter these were Ostrich ferns ☺
You guys are awesome, just found this channe
Yum!
Have you thought of growing your own mushrooms
Is there a health benefit to eating fiddle heads?
Wow there’s still a lot of snow there? Your husband looks like a professional cook. Is he the main cook in your house?
J D, I like to think I am a decent cook or at least creative but yes he is the main chef in the family and FAR more creative than myself :) The snow in the intro was in Hatcher Pass just up the road from us but several thousand feet higher in elevation.
great looking food. Never heard of fiddleheads. lol
And quiet!
Nice video and strange taste :P haha how did you do the pizza dough?? looks amazing!!
Leonardo Versolato, it is olive oil, sugar, baking powder, salt, flour and water. We use yeast or our sourdough starter on occasion but Eric likes how it rises with baking powder :)
I hear the dogs , " we are not in Oregon anymore maw and paw :)
Love me some fiddleheads! Great video as usual.
The cat following you guys was adorable!
T J that was Hunter, he loved going on walks with us, we miss him dearly ❤
I’m so sorry to hear that! It’s so hard to lose a furry child. I’m in the middle of an autoimmune flare up and have been binge watching your videos. You two are doing an amazing job! I’d much rather binge watch you two than Netflix 😘
Are they like asparagus? I have never heard of fiddleheads before.
Maybe I should have listened till the end before commenting LOL!
Whaaa? /me googles fiddleheads
What is the brown stuff on the Fiddlehead when you picked them ?
Big_A I looked it up, it is called chaff, we clean those off before eating :)
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can i come over for pizza. im close
Always beautiful food!🥰
Yum.. Thanks for taking us along.. I will have to see if I can find the tasting video..
Green Rage I'm sorry we don't show tasting them, they were really good though! ☺
@@SimpleLivingAlaska Thanks for letting me know.. I can only imagine.. Thanks for your update :)
have you ever tried nettle?
cecilia szendreene we haven't I did want to though since we had it growing.
@@SimpleLivingAlaskai found some good recipes, and ways to prepare before using it as food, and I reasearch where used to eat and how to make it, i found that from northern russia trought mongolia to india used to it but different way. I found a (foraging) internetsite with good recipes. If you could find young hops sprout, or asparagus sprout it will work with well one
Love your channel ❤️❤️
Which fiddlehead fern are you picking?
Muin Mdw Ostrich fern ☺
Nice
Looks soo good!
Love this! Super yum.Used to pick gazillions in Ontario, would prepare them & freeze them & eat throughout the following Winter.
Was that a random cat out in the bush?
NB Grif lol no that is our cat Hunter 😀
so glad i found Simple Living Alaska ,you guys are great .keep up the great work
What kind of fern there are lots .
Gail Reese, these were most likely ostrich ferns but I have a hard time telling the fiddleheads apart from shield ferns, which are also edible. There are lady ferns in this area too but we did not harvest any of those :)
Fiddleheads are highly underrated! I've only had them fresh but pickling sounds so good. I can't wait to get some this year.
You're eating deer ferns. Not good.
Nova SuperNova curious what makes you identify them as deer ferns? We were thinking ostrich. We have many of them back there and that's what they most closely resemble once mature but we are not experts.
@@SimpleLivingAlaska When you look down at them do they get fatter towards the middle? Or do they stay the same width? Deer ferns get fatter. I have a bushcraft channel and I am careful. Deer ferns ripped my guts apart a few years ago.
I believe they stayed the same width, appreciate the info. We had no issues when cooked and pickled but Eric made the mistake of eating one raw before I could get to him and he did have a stomach ache that day.
@@SimpleLivingAlaska You two are in simpatico. Its nice to watch. Curious if you could do a video about your greenhouse and how it reacts in the winter. Love your channel, just starting to grow mine.
Agree these are not fiddleheads (which are very characteristic), but not sure which species these are, especially if you didn’t get sick. ;)
Pickles never need a water bath. They are pickled with salt and vinegar.