Monday, November 16, 2009

I often eat Lily bulbs which taste fantastic when lightly stir fried. How many bulb types are edible?

In Asian food white lily bulbs are often added to stir fries. They are light and crisp and easy to cook. However I have been wondering can I eat my old daffodil and tulip bulbs? I dont keep them for replanting and so I wonder if I can add them to a stir fry. Is there a book on this?

I often eat Lily bulbs which taste fantastic when lightly stir fried. How many bulb types are edible?
All onions, leeks, green onions/scallions and garlic.





I know squirrels won't eat daffodil bulbs but they will eat tulip bulbs.
Reply:Thank you; I watched a gardening show on Saturday on PBS and the horticulturist said Lillies were edible, at least the petals, perhaps more as I wasn't paying 100% at the time. Report It

Reply:I certainly eat the female flowers of the zucchini plant particularly if the fruit is forming right behind them and nasturtium blossoms, quite peppery. Report It

Reply:you have given new meaning to having


a green bum.
Reply:onions and leeks are bulbs...
Reply:I'm not sure if you can eat them.





But one type of bulb I know you shouldn't eat is a light bulb.





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1 comment:

  1. No, DO NOT EAT THEM. They can cause violent vomiting and other things. You will feel nauseous, you will vomit if you eat a whole bulb, and other things such as that. You may even become hospitalized. In a nutshell, they are poisonous. (Daffodil bulbs, I mean. I don't know about tulip bulbs. Do some research online.)

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