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RE: Sesame-Ganja Seed Podi 👨‍🍳 Don't Throw Away Your Ganja Seeds

justinparke Italistin Natural Medicine • 4 years ago

Thank you for the kind words, and I guess as you know all too well because Venezuela is in the middle of a long economic crisis, it's important to find edible things for free. Our economic crisis in Suriname is not as bad as your situation in Venezuela, but our personal financial situation necessitates that we forage to survive. Whether it be cassava leaves, pumpkin shoots, or even ganja stems, we try and not let anything go to waste.

Out of curiosity, is there a particular fruit or vegetable overlooked by Venezuelans as food? Here we have a lot of noni trees, and the locals don't use the fruit at all. It is a very powerful health tonic when fermented. I bet you have noni trees up there too.

Hugs from Suriname!!

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sirenahippie 4 years ago

There are some plants that are not used optimally, for example, the yucca leaves I was unaware of, and like me, many Venezuelans lack that broad gastronomic culture. In these last 21 years, as a result of the economic crisis, certain foods have been rediscovered or understood to be usable. There is a fruit that I know as chestnut (Castanea sativa), which here is not used to the maximum as it should be. Tamarind, which is very abundant, is only consumed in juices and sweets. There is a tree called carob (Ceratonia siliqua), which I know is consumed as food in other southern countries, but here it is used as feed for livestock.

Likewise, cacti should be used as is done in Mexico, but they are not consumed regularly either. There are specific, autochthonous tubers, whose consumption is limited to small geographic areas. Towards the Amazon, the tribes that still exist in that region, do make the most of their natural resources, however, it is an endemic knowledge that rarely comes out of a very specific niche. That is why I am interested in knowing and transmitting this knowledge to all people.

Unfortunately, I don't have noni plants, I live in a very hot area (Venezuelan plains), I do not have water in my home and it is very difficult for me to supply the vital liquid to my crops, which is why I limit myself in the amount of species available, in addition, my physical space is about 350-400 m2 (I have not measured it), so the area is small. I do do my best to produce some food.

Thanks for your post and comments, I love learning about other cultures. A hug.

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justinparke Italist 4 years ago

I didn't realize you lived a very dry area, that definitely complicates things. Lots of love from Suriname.

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