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Published: 2011-07-04 17:05:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 2504; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 14
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A little tutorial/comic about how to eat cat-tails that I made for a local restaurant recently. My dad, an edible-plant aficionado, has made a habit of bringing them weird food to try, and they fell in love with the cat-tails he brought. They are, however, a little bit confusing to eat. So, this.Now you guys can all eat cat-tails, too! Go out and harvest them any time in July. The ones a centimeter across or less are the edible ones. Then boil them in salty water, and butter them and eat them. Delicious, nutritious, and very hipster. C:
Thanks to my brother for fixing a spelling error with his crazy Photoshop magic! Showed me just how incompetent I am! XD
Other ways to cook and eat cat-tails (There are quite a few!): [link]
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The plant, not the animal appendage!
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XD LOL i knew that...but still...never knew they were edible...
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Good.... some people didn't. It's a little hilarious...
Well, you've learned something new today! C: My work is done.
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lol yes, i think ill try that sometime O.o
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You should, it truly is delicious! I suggest you Google it for more official instructions.
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lolol okay i will, but i have a feling my mom or someone would just be like
O.O OMG WTF ARE YOU DOING DONT EAT THAT
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Just show her all the Google results, they'll prove you're not just eating something you found in a ditch. XD You do find them in ditches, though, so that may be hard to explain...
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LOL yeah, since i eat about everything she probably wouldnt trust me XD
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It's legit. They're swamp plants that are edible all through July. Sounds creepy, though. XD
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But...wut
I know what they are cause I grew up in farmland and I used to drag them on the ground and have sword fights with them
It's really odd to think you can eat them
I mean
they're basically brown dandelion sticks
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XD Okay, there have been a few people misunderstanding what they are, so...
That's what they look like after they're edible. At that point... do not eat them. It'd be really poofy and gross.
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I can only imagine D: Ugh
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You should!
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GOD,for a minute i thought you were talking about REAL cats' tails. O_O I almost shitted bricks X///D
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BWAHAHAAAA no! Goodness no! Sorry for the confusion. That's pretty funny, though.
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Hahah,no problem XDDD That was funny xD
Also because i'm not english,so i didn't know that those plants were called cat tails o3o haha,lol
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Oh, I see. That's why common names can't be trusted. C:
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WAITWAITWAIT.
You seem to have misunderstood, madam. XD LEAVE YOUR CATS ALONE, FOR GOODNESS SAKE.
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OOOhhh... I was looking so yummy รฉ_รจ
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I faved this. Because I am sort of obsessed with you right now and I have nothing better to do at 2:13 A.M.
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Hooraaaay! Thanks! May it provide critical information for your cat-tail eating future.
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Wait, are cat tails the ones that are in the swamps and watery areas?
I didn't know you can eat those! *wants to try it now*
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Yes, they are. The ones that end up looking poofy and brown. But you have to eat them when they're still small and green. You should try it. They are delicious.
There are actually a lot of ways to use cat-tails for food (list: [link] ) , but this is the best one, I think.
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Ok, thank you! *now to get my family to go out and try them with me 
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No problem!
You've got a while to convince them; they won't be ready to eat until around late June next year.
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ok! thank you again for the food tip *can't wait now*
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No problemo.
There's more where that came from, actually. XD
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I always loved seeing them in the marsh as we rode ATVs out hunting. I love when they get old, puff up, and blow away on the breeze. I never knew they were edible; that sure puts a new spin on the classic food fight.
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Yeah, most people don't know they're good for anything but picking them apart when they get all puffy. You should try them! :'D
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Hmm... They taste like... kind of like pine nuts, but the texture's not the same. They're really good. They are flowers technically, but they aren't sweet, they have more of a nutty flavor. And they taste best with butter and salt. They're quite unique, basically. XD
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