tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post8536234714887606318..comments2023-04-14T16:37:16.759+09:00Comments on Potager Y @ Japan: Still gnawing on our carrots...Lrong Limhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071380270069499888noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-65124547332162662522012-04-19T22:32:43.952+09:002012-04-19T22:32:43.952+09:00Thanks for the link on carrot tops, which makes t...Thanks for the link on carrot tops, which makes the distinction between toxic and allergenic!Diary of a Tomatohttp://diaryofatomato.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-67687677890394240802012-04-15T10:12:26.675+09:002012-04-15T10:12:26.675+09:00We take the tender leaves fresh as a salad... some...We take the tender leaves fresh as a salad... sometimes we chop them up finely and use them as we do parsley... a few days ago, my missus tried using them as a substitute for yomogi (mugwort) to make a Japanese sweet dango (dumpling) to eat with azuki (red beans)...Lrong Limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071380270069499888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-44499203206933450622012-04-14T22:25:18.391+09:002012-04-14T22:25:18.391+09:00By the way...how do you cook the leaves??By the way...how do you cook the leaves??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-9549970828761114412012-04-14T22:24:58.314+09:002012-04-14T22:24:58.314+09:00Well...reading this just now I'm getting excit...Well...reading this just now I'm getting excited for mine to start growing!! http://connienaka.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/the-garden/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-50127195634526407242012-04-09T17:28:02.530+09:002012-04-09T17:28:02.530+09:00The carrot on the 1st picture is really very cute!...The carrot on the 1st picture is really very cute!<br />Carrot leaves are edible? I never know that! ;)Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-32054337331231649042012-04-08T09:21:02.889+09:002012-04-08T09:21:02.889+09:00My mother used to make a summer drink of carrot le...My mother used to make a summer drink of carrot leaves, waterchestnuts and sugar cane to help "expel" heat from the body.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837486464329151966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-21957573712159430842012-04-07T17:55:11.048+09:002012-04-07T17:55:11.048+09:00Você plantou e colheu cenouras que são ainda mais ...Você plantou e colheu cenouras que são ainda mais preciosas.<br /><br />Feliz Páscoa!<br /><br />。°º..(<br />。°º.(,)<br />。°º|::::|.☆¸.¤ª“˜¨<br />。°º|::::|)/¸.¤ª“˜¨˜“¨<br />。°º|::¸.¤ª“˜¨¨˜“¨<br />。˛º°%¤ª“˜¨¨<br />°°º❊#ª“˜¨Magia da Inêshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452079116590629237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-7129154997676997122012-04-07T12:40:32.255+09:002012-04-07T12:40:32.255+09:00I have not tried the leaves yet. Maybe I should.I have not tried the leaves yet. Maybe I should.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-2399182440371826502012-04-07T07:20:50.077+09:002012-04-07T07:20:50.077+09:00Theanne, my missus chops them up finely as they ca...Theanne, my missus chops them up finely as they can be quite tough to chew... we use them as garnish to almost everything, soups, salads, noodles...Lrong Limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071380270069499888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-73872157877033648032012-04-07T07:19:05.294+09:002012-04-07T07:19:05.294+09:00Liz, poisonous the leaves are not... it is good st...Liz, poisonous the leaves are not... it is good stuff... try it...Lrong Limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071380270069499888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-80408899784683383352012-04-07T07:15:02.157+09:002012-04-07T07:15:02.157+09:00Tried to look at it but could not see the old man....Tried to look at it but could not see the old man... but my missus sees it...Lrong Limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071380270069499888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-73369553469564717622012-04-07T07:13:27.350+09:002012-04-07T07:13:27.350+09:00Hi... upon checking the site, it says that carrot ...Hi... upon checking the site, it says that carrot leaves are in fact edible and very nutritious...Lrong Limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071380270069499888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-14788333801942628802012-04-07T03:25:32.004+09:002012-04-07T03:25:32.004+09:00Yes I too had heard that carrot tops were poisonou...Yes I too had heard that carrot tops were poisonous...<br />I did a quick Google and found this<br />http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/carrotops.htmlGreen Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577026799637153889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-41819985268733449652012-04-06T22:08:43.527+09:002012-04-06T22:08:43.527+09:00Interesting information about the nutritional valu...Interesting information about the nutritional value of carrots. We sometimes use the leaves, especially after a few frosts, in stir fry dishes.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-31274052285658937652012-04-06T16:59:35.013+09:002012-04-06T16:59:35.013+09:00The carrot on the left of the first picture looks ...The carrot on the left of the first picture looks like an old man.rainfield61https://www.blogger.com/profile/01334864123466123667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-51483523139618988522012-04-06T11:08:44.965+09:002012-04-06T11:08:44.965+09:00I love carrots and don't mine gnawing them for...I love carrots and don't mine gnawing them forever hehe... You have very fat ones there haha... I also love their colour. Very striking and perfect to be added into any vege dishes for a colourful presentation. Enjoy the weekend and happy gardening!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867061279916535777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-57142922248036065112012-04-06T08:37:30.198+09:002012-04-06T08:37:30.198+09:00Ï'm sure I read something yesterday (trying to...Ï'm sure I read something yesterday (trying to remember where) that suggested carrot leaves were poisonous. I love carrots but rarely grow them - we eat too many and I'd have to buy them anyway so...Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-77531082160690065642012-04-05T23:12:48.592+09:002012-04-05T23:12:48.592+09:00I've been craving carrots...must get some next...I've been craving carrots...must get some next time at market! Never peel anymore, clean and eat! Learned something...never thought about eating carrot greens...do you cook or eat raw! I'll check for tenderness on the next I get that still have their leaves...I'd like to taste them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-41918427033659302022012-04-05T23:03:40.168+09:002012-04-05T23:03:40.168+09:00So nice of you able to plant carrots in the suitab...So nice of you able to plant carrots in the suitable climate. Admiring. <br />The leaves to me like "Cantik Fatimah". Hmmh.. never tried those leaves b4.Dewhttp://naturegreeneries.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570121524012289667.post-91141504256858503572012-04-05T22:31:17.436+09:002012-04-05T22:31:17.436+09:00The first photo is like daikon in my garden. :)The first photo is like daikon in my garden. :)cocominohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13277156380481616653noreply@blogger.com