Comments on: Super Summer Soup Power

By: benjamin

benjamin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:11:55 +0000

This soup looks amazing. I would love to make it tonight. I am in Toronto, King and Dufferin area.. Where would I be able to buy burdock? Kensington? Spadina? Would you recommend a store that would have it?
Thanks!

By: Cara - Making Love In The Kitchen

Cara - Making Love In The Kitchen — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:12:36 +0000

Great idea!

By: sarah

sarah — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:53:16 +0000

It does wonders for my scalp, too. I infuse my homemade shampoo with burdock root.

By: Meghan Telpner

Meghan Telpner — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:19:29 +0000

The roots have no taste at all. Not bitter or anything- fairly neutral. You can also dry the root out and use it for tea.

By: Meghan Telpner

Meghan Telpner — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:18:49 +0000

That definitely works!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:55:31 +0000

My mom makes soups with dried burdock all the time but I didn’t know it was burdock (she only told me the Chinese name for it) until she bought it fresh and I saw it labeled “burdock.” It doesn’t have too much of a flavor. A little starchy like potato. Mild and can be added to anything really.

By: Tara deRuiter

Tara deRuiter — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:43:55 +0000

as nasty as those thistle are on the burdock, we keep them around the cottage for the birds but if it so good for us, I will digest it myself. Does it have a taste or is it just beneficial?

By: Metta

Metta — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:05:03 +0000

Ahh, fennel! I totally mistook it for leeks.

My favorite summer soups are my favorite winter soups. I use a bit more zucchinin/yellow squash in the summer, and the soups are a bit more brothy. I also use more herbs in the summer, and more spices in the winter.