Comments on One Hungry Chef: On Urban Foraging

You can purchase acorn flour in Korean stores.

2012-02-04T05:07:10.280+11:00

You can purchase acorn flour in Korean stores.

2012-02-04T05:06:46.503+11:00

You can purchase acorn flour in Korean stores.

What are the vegetable that are in the first pictu...

2010-08-11T00:23:00.506+10:00

What are the vegetable that are in the first picture, in the other the recipe looks well prepared.

Not poisonous at all. People have been eating them...

2009-09-10T09:24:01.253+10:00

Not poisonous at all. People have been eating them for years. It's just that they require so much bloody work to make them edible.

Worth the effort though.

I thought acorns were poisonous?

2009-09-10T04:04:09.491+10:00

I thought acorns were poisonous?

wonderful! I eat acorn jelly all the time (a Korea...

2009-05-07T07:16:00.000+10:00

wonderful! I eat acorn jelly all the time (a Korean side dish) and I know some stores sell acorn flour. It's great you are collecting and making your own.

Sounds like a ton of work, but very interesting!

2009-04-30T20:16:00.000+10:00

Sounds like a ton of work, but very interesting!

That is awesome. I've always wondered if acorns ar...

2009-04-30T09:41:00.000+10:00

That is awesome. I've always wondered if acorns are edible...seems like the squirrels like it a whole lot. Great post, and thumbs up for experimentation.

You lost me at "start by making acorn flour" but i...

2009-04-29T08:41:00.000+10:00

You lost me at "start by making acorn flour" but it's great to see that someone does.

Beautifully posted ... I always wondered what to d...

2009-04-29T08:22:00.000+10:00

Beautifully posted ... I always wondered what to do with all the acorns that fall in my back yard.
As a kid i tried eating them, but now I know how to make desert with them haha, I can't wait till fall :)

Not a dumb question; I gave poor instructions. T...

2009-04-29T07:50:00.000+10:00

Not a dumb question; I gave poor instructions.

To shell the acorn, remove the little cap and then give the nut a gentle squeeze with pliers to crack it without completely crushing the flesh inside (it's easier to remove the flesh in large chunks). Peel off and discard the thin shell and away you go.

One more note, ripe acorns are usually brown, not green as in the photo. I just thought the green ones looked nicer for the post.

Dumb question, maybe, but how do you shell an acor...

2009-04-29T04:48:00.000+10:00

Dumb question, maybe, but how do you shell an acorn?

Do you mean just remove the cap, or the green bit?