How do you prepare them?

Are thistles edible?

Almost all thistle varieties are suitable for consumption. The most well-known thistle that is often used in the kitchen is probably the artichoke. But all parts of the native creeping and curly thistle are also edible:

• Valuable flour was obtained from the roots of these plants in times of war.
• The leaves and flowers make an aromatic salad.
• The young stems and roots can be prepared as vegetables.

How do thistles taste?

In general it can be said that thistles extremely delicate taste good:

• The aroma of the common spear thistle is similar to that of young chard.
• The taste of the Krause Distel lies somewhere between white and cauliflower.
• Artichokes impress with their bittersweet, slightly nutty note.

How are scratched and curly thistles prepared?

You can use Krauser or Krauser Thistle thistle leaves, from which you have previously cut off the spines with scissors Prepare raw as a salad or like spinach cook.

You can also steam the flower heads. The stems, which are still young and not woody, are carefully peeled and cooked like asparagus. Treated like salsify, the roots of these thistles make a very fine winter vegetable.

How do I cook artichokes?

When artichokes are only used the flowers. First cut off the stem, the outer leaves and the tips of the leaves. Afterward at medium temperature in salted water in which you put some lemon, ferment.

Alternatively, you can fry young artichokes. These are halved or quartered, seared in olive oil and seasoned with herbs as desired.

Are thistles healthy?

thistles count among the very healthy plants which have been around for hundreds of years used as medicinal plants become. Because of its high protein content saturate Also thistle dishes longing.

In medicine, thistles are used in diseases of the liver, gallbladder and kidneys. The bitter substances it contains stimulate the liver metabolism and promote kidney activity. This has been scientifically proven, so that thistle extracts are now included in many conventional medical preparations.

Are there inedible because poisonous thistles?

Most native thistles are not poisonous and can therefore also be cultivated in gardens where small children play. Of the protected silver thistle However, only the thick fleshy base of the flower is edible, because the Silver thistle root is slightly poisonous.