Eating an Entire SUNFLOWER HEAD! 🌻
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มิ.ย. 2024
- Sunflower heads are...surprisingly good? Here's what to do:
Harvest when sunflower is still green on back, seeds are tender. Pluck off ray petals and brush off disk flowers in the middle to reveal seeds.
I used olive oil and homegrown garlic and made a slurry to coat entire surface. Broiled 3-4m, rotating for even coverage, then wrapped in foil and baked at 375°F (190°C) for 15 minutes.
Topped with fresh basil and marjoram, salt and pepper. You can eat the entire thing if you want, but the seeds are the most enjoyable!
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Prepping The Sunflower
02:11 - Garlic Prep
03:53 - Dressing The Sunflower
04:37 - Broiling
05:35 - Seasoning From The Garden
06:08 - Prepping Your Herbs
06:39 - Broiled Sunflower Reveal
06:58 - Plating Up With Style
08:01 - Tasting And Outro
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Should we start a channel for Jacques called The Garden Hermit?
YES!!!
Perhaps he could do a few guest spots on your channel?
Sure, fun stuff! For sure...😆
If he wants too.
If you do I want credit for his name since he changed it because of my random comment.
Can we get a Jaques cooks segment? Jaques, start your own cooking channel!!!
I've eaten one raw, because the deer were eating them and I wanted to know why. It was fine, I can see how roasting it and removing the flowers would make for better texture. Plus what isn't improved by olive oil and garlic!
Why? The deer ate them raw because they don't have the ability to cook :D
@@mahani940 Why not? You eat sunflower seeds raw.
Gotta love an enquiring mind
🙂
This is me with my moms knock out rose bush🤣 deer eats.. me too 😄
I hope you'll never see a carnivore eat a human XD
When I was young I would go fishing with my dad and we always had sunflower seeds. And for two weeks during the summer I would get to stay with his parents and again, sunflower seeds. I don't eat them now as I watch my salt intake but I do like the 'peeled' ones on occasion. Good memories. When dad passed, I placed a fishing lure and a bag of sunflowers in his casket.
That’s sweet. You should grow your own so you can eat them again without the salt from store bought ones! 😊
It’s like a memory you never had
"A memory you've never had." 😂 Very cool, informative, and super entertaining. We're team sunflower seeds for sure! Might try this with one of our mammoth sunflowers. More epic cooking videos please! 🤗☀️
Glad you enjoyed it!
My favorite line!
Kevin, your belly laugh is so contagious😂
Jacques, I'm with Kevin on the sunflower seed thing. Zen
I tried this a couple months ago. It tastes like artichokes to me with a slight nuttiness.
Team sunflower seeds. I just roasted 2 pounds of seed I harvested and just stood there cracking and eating at the stove for no reason at all. All of a sudden I looked down and I had a pile of shells 😄
Omg...You're killing me! It's 3 am am I'm about to hobble through my garden in the dark to snatch one of my sunflowers! 😂😂 My artichokes are just budding (so tiny and cute!) and I've been craving them...I'll try to wait for daylight but going to be hard! This is such an exciting discovery!🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻
I've never heard of this. But I had two mammoth sunflowers. I harvested all the seeds and just ate them for days, no salt until they were all gone. Amazing.
Quite interesting. Someone said once the buds could be cooked to be like artichokes. I don’t know why I never tried. Also, since you have gas range you could singe it before adding the oil, to get roasted flavor, then add oil garlic, cook it in a covered skillet in very low heat. A sprinkling of paprika and rosemary you add the scent.
I Just want to tell you your movies are 🤩. They really are exceptional☺️
Yeah I should have hit the range with it - good call on paprika too!
We've eaten the wild sunflower buds here in Montana - one of the few wild treats left that drought and grasshoppers didn't do in this summer
@@jtrindle9383 and how was it ??
@@soumyasharma832 actually this year they were a little smaller and a bit on the bitter side because of the extremely dry conditions - but still had that -"earthy green" flavor
Gotta try this! Very interesting! I would love to see someone do a nutrition breakdown/assessment! I eat sunflower seeds when I have to drive a long distance. It helps keep you awake.
It was sunflower seeds, RC cola, & homework for me! 😁👍 awesome childhood memories
Kevin is so food motivated; I love it. He just glows when enjoying something. It’s so entertaining
Kevin needs to patent the Onion Stand™ asap. Such a great bit of technology, it would be a shame if someone stole the idea.
Honestly, open-sourced for the community LOL
@@epichomesteadingTruly a man of the people.
My daughter and I are so excited to try this next season! We are sitting in the cold of Iowa (zone 5b) in January but dreaming of our spring garden in our new, much bigger yard.
This made me really happy. Thank you for exploring and having a great time!
This was fun, also I’m team sunflower seeds. Totally understand what you mean when you say it’s like a zen moment.
A memory you never had! Best line ever❣️
Wow! this looks so interesting and I love the honest feedback as you guys try it! This is definitely going on my to do list!
The joy of perfectly splitting and spitting a sunflower shell is magic!
You guys are adorable! 🥰 It's such a nice break from the craziness of the world to just check in and see what you are doing next. Great job!
Awesome video!!! Team sunflower all the way 🌻 This looks like something my kids (10 and 15) would LOVE ! I am excited to give it a try the next time we grow our own.
'A memory you never had!" Have to remember that one! That was enjoyable to watch. Yes 👍 for sunflower seeds! It's an art cracking and eating them with no hands.
Team Sunflower. You're right, it's like the action connects you to every point in time and space. In that moment everything seems to fall away. I think it's because the action of eating Sunflower seeds requires you to be present in the moment (at least for me). Also, getting that one magical tasting seed makes it all worth it as well lol.
So interesting, I bet it WAS good! Glad you had the curiosity to give it a try.
I've been obsessed with sunflowers for years so devouring the head seems appropriate 🌻 looks yummy
Team sunflower seeds
Ate seeds growing up. Loved them. My mom stopped smoking and it was her way of transitioning through that. After a few years, she would also eat them on her way home from graveyard shift to stay awake.
From a Mediterranean background i feel like sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and watermelon seeds. Are a part of my life because I remember hours of eating them, or opening the capsule and saving the seed. just so i can eat all of the seeds the seeds at the end. And the joy of getting to seeds in one capsule.
This was fun to watch. Can't wait to try!
I love sunflower seeds! Definitely Zen moments eating them! You described his eating them so well. Also it was great learning about eating sunflowers this way.
I enjoyed this video a lot! It was unexpectedly very relaxing. Also not a pro but really enjoyed the plating 👏🏼 I need to try this with my sunflowers!!
Now I might have to grow sunflowers again this year just to try this. Eating sunflower seeds around a campfire is a must for me.
Omg gotta be one of my favorite videos yet....freaking awesome 😂❤🌻
I want to try this, but I think i will let the garlic and oil seep for an hour or so, same with the herbs and oil. Good idea about using the foil, maybe after 20 mins remove the foil and let the top crisp up for crunch...can't wait until I can try this with my sunflowers
Love that idea!
Liked at "It's a memory you never had". Quite poetic ~
I’ve never heard of anything like this with sunflowers, awesome video thanks for sharing.
I’ve got some sunflowers growing for the first time in my garden in Australia. Can’t wait to try and do this!!!!
I am an extreme foodie senior, and I had no idea you could do that. I learned such a cool thing to do with my granddaughters so excited to try this. Thank you for sharing with us.❤😮
I'm totally with you Kevin, for sure a zen moment. I have ADHD so it kind of gives me the ability to fidget while also eating something and having my hands free to do other things. It's the same feeling as chewing gum. Very relaxing and helps focus my mind
This looks so much fun!! And I'm 100% team sunflower seeds 🌻🌻🌻
It's a testament to your quality content that I saw y'all grub on this on IG, then came back for the full vid. Also next year growing sunflower is on my list!
Appreciate you Lori!
Team sunflower for me. Perfect for a driving trip. They totally keep you awake. Love em!
Can’t wait to make this! Had 2 huge sunflower beauties and I was looking for something to do with them. Thx for this video
Thank you, this looked fun and delicious!
Team sunflowers. Thanks for sharing. It makes me want to grow it and prepare like you just did to eat.
wow! Never would have thought to eat a sunflower. Very interesting concept.
Most definitely team sunflower Never knew about using more than just for the seeds Would love to try
It is MANDATORY for me to have sunflower seeds and/or pumpkin seeds in my car at all times. It calms me down and keeps part of my brain entertained during monotonous traffic or travel! I highly recommend it.
Team sunflower seeds for sure! Thanks for the great video!
Loved the garlic mincing timelapse
I've never seen anyone eat a sunflower head before. How cool is that! Thanks so much for sharing! This was so interesting and informative 🌻🌱 I love scraping the little flowers off, its so satisfying for some reason lol
This was so awesome to watch you two chowing down on the sunflower heads😄 So cool. Would have never thought you could eat the entire head. I'll have to try this for sure!
I was thinking of my fastball days & eating sunflower seeds and then you mentioned baseball ... I'm like, YES, that's totally what I think of regarding the seeds! So cool.
Always fun to try what may seem like an unlikely food source. This year I harvested hosta when it first emerged, just did a little stir fry with some chicken and veggies. Was actually good. Yes shocking. Best part is the plant sent up new shoots so I still had a plant.
Hosta?! How did it taste?
That was fun watching!
Sooo Cool 😎 a couple days ago I was wondering if there was a use for the sunflower head. I am so glad I checked this out 🌻
I used to eat 'Polly Seeds' all the time when I was young so sunflower seeds are a yes for me! I love growing those gorgeous flowers!
I am definitely with Kevin. I love sunflower seeds!
Thanks for sharing this, that looks really good. And I love that you got everything from homegrown plants. I love sunflower seeds, I hate taking off the shell :D Flavored sunflower seeds are great. Actually, one time in Singapore, we found chocolate-covered sunflower seeds! They were tasty.
thanks! i get so many volunteer sunflowers in my yard from the neighbour's bird feeders and from other neighbours' sunflower projects. i'll hafta try this. plus, LOVE you and jacques on camera. now i know...
Thank you for this!! Just heard about eating them and then didn't want to deal with grill. Also love you tried eating all the parts. I'm looking forward to making these! I'm using some smaller sunflowers though so more personal sized!
Omg I never knew you could eat the head because I love sunflowers so cool!!👏👏
Team Sunflower! Completely agree with your “Zen Moment” comment!
I love the "Zen" of cracking and eating sunflower seeds.
Welllll… this motivated me to plant sunflowers next year! 😁
Been waiting for this one...
You guys are hilarious! I love growing sunflowers, have never tried this, obviously will now. Ty😊
I used to grow giant sunflowers every year but a day after they opened I would find them headless and faced down in the soil. One day I caught a squirrel dragging one away. I’m trying them again just so I can roast one. Looks tasty 😋
Ive been wanting to try this since i saw Baker Creeks video of it. When i grow sunflowers next year I’m going to try it!!!🌻
I want to see this ingredient on Chopped. 🌻 🍴 Such a fun food experiment!
Loves this video. Def gonna try it
Super fun! Loved watching thanks! Definitely subscribing and will consider next year if my crop is big enough
My son Cyrus and I have been binging your podcast. We recently moved to Tucson from Santa Barbara-two drastically different growing zones. We have Sunflower seedlings awaiting their Birdie’s container. We are building a Sonoran Bistro Garden in our front courtyard. We also are brooding baby Red chicks-love their green eggs!!! Keep up the great work! You are helping so many of us reduce our carbon footprint, grow more of what we eat and most importantly, have fun with plants!!!
I'm in AZ too! Be sure to check out Growing in the Garden - great way to learn about AZ desert gardening. And WestWind Seeds are right in your backyard!
Ok! I’m game! Thanks for this Kevin!
Definitely gonna try this with some of the sunflowers I have!
I've been eating sunflower seeds since age 6. I still remember the moment I managed to get the hang of it and started eating the seeds with both hands. Unsalted sunflower seeds are never missing from my house.
I tried this last year, but the seeds were a little too mature… I, uh, ate a lot of fibre that night. 😂
I like how Jacques said the sunflower back reminded him of artichoke-you can absolutely eat sunflower buds as an artichoke replacement!
Mine was also a bit too mature , it was so tough and awful 😅😂.
I was so disappointed, but was to scarred from the experience to try again lol
Such a kick to watch 😄🌻
I’m going to grow sunflowers just so I can try this! Great idea to wrap it in foil. I think I’d going to use that method, and finish them off on the grill!🌻🌻🌻
Going to be trying to grow sunflowers this year. Hopefully I'll get to try this.
Sunflowers are my favorite flower in general and I also enjoyed eating the seeds. OMG, especially if they’re flavored seeds with spice. I eat them like my country uncles did when I was a little girl. Put a few in at a time and get all the good flavors or even just salt off then crack the shells, spit out the shells, and eat the nuts. I have a large produce garden as well which includes two different sunflowers this year instead of just the Russian variety I planted last year, which was great too! I can’t wait to try cooking and eating the whole thing.
You blew my mind, guys! So trying this, this coming year. Delicacy out of our chicken food... Yum!!!
The hand to mouth aspect of eating sunflower seeds is the best part
Eating sunflower seeds is absolutely a zen activity. You're dead-on, Kevin. And I didn't even grow up playing baseball.
Team Sunflower for sure. I will now grow sunflowers just to try this.
100% with the zen moment!!!
This is amazing! Thnks for sharing!
That was great so simple
Love sunflower seeds because they take a lot of time to eat so it would last quite awhile. Will try your recipe next year.
Better way. I always told my kids; "only the gardner and the cook can play with food". One thing I like about your channel is that you take a holistic approach to food, the growing, cooking and consumption
Love sunflowers and the seeds
Interesting idea 🌻
We're growing some for the first time this season so I guess we'll have to give it a go
When I was younger and fished a lot, Sunflower seeds & beer were staples!
I think this is what I should do with my sunflower seed heads when they're ready. At least some of them.
Team Sunflower seeds-All the way! I would definitely try this. It looks great. 👍
I am SO trying this!!!!
Brlliant... As far as eating the seeds, I enjoy eating them whole including the shells. I slow down and chew them well. There's good fiber and dietary fats you get from them. This was very inspiring...
That actually sounds delicious and I wanna grow that eventually
I want to try this now. And Team Sunflower seeds its a long road trip snack
Seems so fun