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I'll solve the mystery of what I did here 😆

I collected acorns, dried them for 8 hours, then peeled them, cut them into small pieces and put them in water. The water should be changed at least twice a day for 5-6 days so that the tannins can be flushed out. When the water stayed clear, I dried them again in the dehydrator. Now they are dry. and you can just snack them like this, but they still have a bit of tannin, which makes them feel a bit bitter and furry in the mouth. Maybe I'll grind it into flour to make cookies or energy balls with apricot kernel flour. Let's see.

Roasted, it can be used as a coffee substitute. But then many valuable vital substances are lost.

Why did I go through this laborious process? I even got blisters from peeling!!!

I just wanted to try it out. After all, there are acorns in abundance on the ground in autumn. And they are said to be super nutritious. Acorns contain fiber, starch, healthy fats, protein, vitamins (e.g. B vitamins) and minerals such as potassium, magnesium and iron.

Have you already had experience with this? Or would you try that too?

Let me know, I'm super curious, as I love experimenting with what nature offers us in abundance 💚

#nature #automn #rawvegan #acorns #superfood

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YODL 2mo ago

You are a wild man. This is how our ancestors conducted food experiments lol. Jk, that's a cool idea. Can relate to the bitter and furry taste thing, think I ate a few acorns in the wild when I was young.

Are you often doing cool food experiments? Don't really know you to well... yet!

Essencial 2mo ago

Haha... 😂 Thanks for the encouraging comment! I love experimenting... If I have time and energy, yes, I'm all for experimenting. My next stop is Amanita Muscaria... I want to find some, dry them and then do a microdosing experiment. I feel so called to do this... And I'm not someone who uses common drugs at all...but plants are drugs, so we should always be very conscious and listen to our inner being... The dose makes the poison...

I'm a very sensitive being and most natural substances are usually way too strong for my body.

YODL 2mo ago

Definitely post about this if/when you try it!!

0xM 2mo ago

Wow that’s a process! Interesting though, I always wondered if those things were edible since I was a kid (and told not to eat them….) thanks for answering me! Btw i’m not a big fan of nuts in general, I prefer juicy stuff, that’s why your pic tickled my curiosity, thought you found a way to make nuts juicier hehe 😉

Essencial 2mo ago

Ahwww 🫡 amazing! Eatable yes, but only with quite a process…

With any nuts it’s good to alway soak them at least 1 day in water. As they are dehydrated, they will soak up the water and are better for the digestion. 1. Through soaking they rehydrate and don’t absorb the water of the intestine. 2. In case they are dried under 42°C, they are still raw and through hydration they activate and antinutrients thereby are broken down and this makes them better digestible.

YODL 2mo ago

I'm learning so much today

0xM 2mo ago

Man your knowledge is gold! Thank you so much for sharing 🙏🏼 I didn’t know that!

nami 2mo ago

People used to make bread from acorns in hard times. Also if i remember well, you can use the water with the tanins to make black clothes...

YODL 2mo ago

Interesting. Kinda like chicory coffee in a sense

Essencial 2mo ago

Yes, exactly 👍

Essencial 2mo ago

Yes, I read that too…so why waiting for hard times, if this is a healthy food?

The water turned kind of yellow-brownish…I think if you boil the acorns, the water might be darker and could surely be used for dyeing.

nami 2mo ago

If i remember well, yes, you have to boil the clothes in that water to dye them black. Not 100% sure though but almost.

The tanins are not healthy and as you said, some may remain. It is more like an emergency food.