Comments on Greenish Thumb: Growing, buying, cooking daylily

Thanks for post, I didn't know you could eat t...

2010-09-21T19:54:03.328-04:00

Thanks for post,
I didn't know you could eat that flower / plant.
pretty cool though.

Aanee xxx
Flowers Dublin

yep - daylilies!! :) Xiao Yen - your recipe soun...

2010-03-05T23:17:30.542-05:00

yep - daylilies!! :)

Xiao Yen - your recipe sounds like something I may have had before. Thanks for visiting!

WOW!!!! What an informative post. I must confess...

2010-02-27T20:42:20.239-05:00

WOW!!!! What an informative post. I must confess that I grew up eating these tasty buds. However, I always thought they were from some exotic Asian plant and would have never guessed that it was a run of the mill daylily. I have wild ones growing in my yard! I've been learning so much from your posts. Thanks!

Well, knock me over with a feather! Daylilies are...

2010-02-27T00:15:08.940-05:00

Well, knock me over with a feather! Daylilies are edible! Who knew? My MIL gave me a bunch of 'tiger lily' bulbs last fall, they're just starting to come up. Maybe I'll cook up a mess o' daylily buds and send her a picture! Then we can knock her over with a feather! (p.s. thanks for visiting my blog and the kind words about my veggies!)

Hi Wendy - This is a wonderful recipe. I only use ...

2010-02-26T13:14:39.647-05:00

Hi Wendy - This is a wonderful recipe. I only use dried daylilies for my stir fry and the fresh ones are definitely a must try. Daylilies complement well with lotus roots in stir fry too. They're nice and crispy which balances well with the soft daylilies and wood ear mushrooms

Thanks everyone - I hope you get to try it! Kat...

2010-02-26T09:12:50.597-05:00

Thanks everyone - I hope you get to try it!

Kate - you won't die. :)

I would suggest if you're going to eat what's typically ornamental, do try to keep organic practices though!

Stephanie - your recipe sounds completely different from mine, but also like something my mom would make. I've got to try it!

Autumn Belle - I'll have to check out your post! You're right about the daylily in vegetarian dishes. It's a perfect complement to tofu, beancurd, etc.

I love all your "Growing, buying, cooking&quo...

2010-02-26T05:50:39.426-05:00

I love all your "Growing, buying, cooking" posts! I am surrounded by many of these foods in the local markets here, but I have no idea what to do with any of them. We live in a largely Polynesian area, so the foods used by my neighbors and such are a little different.

Wendy, my post today is about a yellow daylily and...

2010-02-25T10:36:22.135-05:00

Wendy, my post today is about a yellow daylily and I link to your post today. Hope you don't mind.

Seriously? I never would have imagined those tough...

2010-02-24T18:08:49.720-05:00

Seriously? I never would have imagined those tough old birds would have a nice flavor. We call them 'Ditch Lilies' where I live. Must give this a try. Will you promise me I won't die? :D

Gosh, I'm not sure I'm adventurous enough ...

2010-02-24T08:06:03.641-05:00

Gosh, I'm not sure I'm adventurous enough to try eating day lilies yet. The kids would think that's neat though - I may consider giving it a try. :-)

Love the informative posts!

Hey, Wendy. I have always thought that gum jum fa ...

2010-02-23T17:36:16.699-05:00

Hey, Wendy. I have always thought that gum jum fa is safron plant. Now I know better, thanks to you! I just bought a yellow daylily plant from a local nursery but I didn't believe the guy when he said it was gum jum fa. I love it when it is cooked in vegetarian dishes with the 'nam yu', a red coloured preserved bean curd. Yummy, yummy.

I have copied this to bring out once my day lilies...

2010-02-23T16:13:46.836-05:00

I have copied this to bring out once my day lilies reach critical mass...at which time the slugs won't be the only ones nibbling on them.

I have copied this to bring out once my day lilies...

2010-02-23T16:13:35.032-05:00

I have copied this to bring out once my day lilies reach critical mass...at which time the slugs won't be the only ones nibbling on them.

I've never heard of eating daylilies! What a g...

2010-02-23T10:46:38.135-05:00

I've never heard of eating daylilies! What a great post Wendy! You've opened my eyes.

Hi Wendy~~ You are such an adventurous cook. I'...

2010-02-23T00:00:49.176-05:00

Hi Wendy~~ You are such an adventurous cook. I'll have to bookmark this too.

Do you tie a knot? I am not sure if this is those ...

2010-02-22T01:08:26.305-05:00

Do you tie a knot? I am not sure if this is those gum jum fa I often used. It's dried then soaked for cooking. If they are long, I tie a knot. I usually use it to steam marinated (oyster sauce) chicken instead. The rest of the ingredients are just like what you have here except no celery, garlic & carrot but a bit of ginger and perhaps cooking wine in replacement. I like the taste of gum jum fa :-D

Hi, this post will be very useful to many. I dont ...

2010-02-21T20:17:26.530-05:00

Hi, this post will be very useful to many. I dont know if we have daylilies here but maybe the dried ones are available in Chinese stores. The recipe sounds enticing and yummy as i love Chinese food too.

This one definitely gets bookmarked for when the d...

2010-02-21T18:44:03.916-05:00

This one definitely gets bookmarked for when the daylilies are in bloom this summer! I did know you could eat them but never got around to looking up a recipe.

Wonderful....and wild!! very cool.. I didn't k...

2010-02-21T17:50:01.836-05:00

Wonderful....and wild!! very cool.. I didn't know you could eat those..fabulous! A wonderfully inspiring post! I love that you are showcasing your recipes..I look forward to them.
Kiki~