Burdock root!

Nezumi

I often see this sympathetic root at my local coop. I’m wondering what does it taste like and if it can be eaten raw. Does anybody know its nutritional value? Any good recipe suggestions? Many thanks!

Nezumi

Thanks for the recipe RawJim! It can easily be rawified (whatever that means!)
I’ll try that.

Good idea about looking it on Wiki, Ron4540. It seems the burdock root contains lots of fibers, calcium, potassium and amino-acids. Wow! They recommend to soak the shreds of burdock in water for 5-10 min to get rid of the muddy harshness. Yup, burdock root is definitely on my next grocery list.

savrah

i just added some burdock to a batch of saurkraut. it is earthy and bitter tasting- which i think is delicious. i also add it to green juices, and make burdock tea. i used to eat it cooked a lot when i was just learning about whole foods- eating sorta macrobiotic. the bitter flavor is something most people don’t get a huge amount of in our diets- yes, cleansing to the blood, and the liver. and when i choose burdock at the market, i go for the most firm roots. due to the fact that people don’t buy it as often, it can tend to get limp from sitting around for a while.

rawveganlove

i’ve had burdock root served to me at a vegan asian restaurant in several of their dishes. it is always served shredded as you would shred a carrot. i’m sure you could make it the same way raw. just shred it and throw it in a dish as a vegetable. the only way i’ve had it raw though is in juice and it is great in juice. it is extremely healthy for you! i learned about it from david wolfe’s book “eating for beauty.” before that, i’d never heard of it before. i hardly ever buy burdock though because i’ve only seen it at one store. it’s organic (yay) but it is always limp! they never have it firm which is the way it should be.

steamboatkatie

I love burdock root! I always juice orange juice then add a whole burdock root juice to that. It taste soooo good together. When I was having skin trouble it cleared up my face right away. Yummy, I want to go get some right now to juice. Try it you’ll like it!

ambaryarena

I would like to get the benefits of burdock and I found a source in my area, but I don’t have a juicer. Could I add it to green smoothies? Would I get the same skin-clearing, blood purifying effects?