Mel Gillman: I finally timed milkweed pod foraging season right! Fried up a couple small pods as a test and they’re really good :9

I finally timed milkweed pod foraging season right! Fried up a couple small pods as a test and they’re really good :9

I had no idea you could eat them.

Only when they’re very young, but yeah! The silk/seeds inside the pods get a texture like cheese when cooked, it’s wild :0

Huh! How do you tell when to eat them? I have a whole bunch of them on my milkweed plant at the moment...

1-2 inches and firm is what you want usually! Alan Bergo has a good in-depth write-up on them: foragerchef.com/milkweed-pods/

Milkweed Podsforagerchef.com Chef Alan Bergo shares his experience cooking with milkweed pods.

parrak-eats

Oooo there's a lot of these in the river valley near my house! Do you have to do anything about the latex?

The general recommendation is to boil them in saltwater for a minute or two, then cook thoroughly! Alan Bergo’s site is a good resource: foragerchef.com/milkweed-pods/

Milkweed Podsforagerchef.com Chef Alan Bergo shares his experience cooking with milkweed pods.

Thank you for the resource, I appreciate it!

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