Comments on: Himalayan Balsam Seed Curry Recipe

By: Alex Monroe

Alex Monroe — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:03:26 +0000

More off topic, I want to draw this plant but can’t find it. Does anyone know where I could find it, easy access from south london or in suffolk?
Then I’ll gather some seeds and try that recipe.
Thanks!

By: Andy Hamilton

Andy Hamilton — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 07:23:21 +0000

Karen – That’s interesting about using knotweed for the treatment of lymes disease I hadn’t heard that. I don’t supose you have a link?

By: karen

karen — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:56:53 +0000

Jap Knotweed are edible, the young shoots when they first pop out the ground make a great rhubarb substitute, for ecological reasons its best to get a gang together who all like the taste then pick every couple of days, no plant can with stand repeated cuting back to earth level.
The root of jap. knotweed is also very usable in various medicinal treatments nobably for treatment of lymes disease…

By: Eat those weeds! « by the river barrow

Eat those weeds! « by the river barrow — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:02:25 +0000

[...] seeds can be eaten raw, or used in cooking. There is a curry recipe here from an interesting site called eat weeds. For best practice in harvesting the seeds, explode them [...]

By: Rick johnson

Rick johnson — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:02:33 +0000

I’ve got a patch of H.Balsam growing beside a stream not more than 50 feet from where I am writing this! I shall definately be collecting the seeds, (via the; bag the whole head method) and using them in curries and the like! Yummy!!!

By: Dove catchment Balsam Control 2010 - Fly Fishing Forums

Dove catchment Balsam Control 2010 - Fly Fishing Forums — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:25:36 +0000

[...] Alternatively you can eat your way out of trouble… with this lovely curry. I believe there is also a recipe for crumble somewhere – please post if [...]

By: Janette Bambury

Janette Bambury — Sat, 08 May 2010 19:33:58 +0000

I wish I had known about this recipe before spending 3 hours with my conservation group pulling up the little blighters. We could have had free dinners for a week. How about a nice bowl of Japanese Knotweed trifle for afters?

By: Himalayan Balsam – Impatiens glandulifera – food for free – Dave Hamilton | The urban guide to being self sufficient'ish

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:13:26 +0000

[...] yet (in July 2009) as they are still only in flower where I am. However here’s a recipe from eatweeds.co.uk for a curry made from the [...]

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 17 May 2009 07:24:18 +0000

Judy: Thanks for pointing out the calcium oxalate in Himalayan Balsam. Ken Fern from Plants for a Future mentions that "It can be harmful raw but is destroyed by thoroughly cooking or drying the plant" This plant still needs to be researched more and can be placed in the "exotic" category of wild edible plants.

By: judyofthewoods

judyofthewoods — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:43:19 +0000

I am blessed and cursed with about an acre of the stuff, so did some research into the possibility of making use. I was happy to discover that at least the seeds are edible, and found them rather pleasant, not to mention fun to pop – and I am 52. I love the idea of eating a problem. However, I would stay clear of the leaves, as they contain calcium oxalate. Forgetting about that little fact, I did taste a young leaf last year, only to find my mouth burn.
One of the things to bear in mind when pulling the plants up (which is very easy), is to do it on a sunny day and lay the plants somewhere where they don’t get in contact with the ground. They can very easily re-root from almost anywhere on their stem.