
Episode 99 • • 53:02 - 57:06
99: Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Greens Trend, Traditional Rock Soup Cooking
The Wall Street Journal reports a surge in the popularity of dandelion greens, which are now selling for $9 a pound at specialty supermarkets. The hosts discuss other "weeds" entering the culinary mainstream, such as purslane and stinging nettles. This leads to a discussion of traditional cooking methods, including the Haida practice of using red-hot rocks to boil water in cedar boxes.
