tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post7469784211553682103..comments2024-03-28T07:47:44.433+02:00Comments on NAMI-NAMI: a food blog: Estonian soups: nettle soup with eggs & herbs (or more wild food)Pillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817049547134774699noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-60909212727126699462010-03-24T11:21:01.783+02:002010-03-24T11:21:01.783+02:00I have a back garden full of them and I keep telli...I have a back garden full of them and I keep telling myself I'm going to make soup but when it comes to doing it... I get such a reaction from touching them that I can't .....smart cell phonehttp://agoodic.com/Small_Product.asp?%2Fsmalls-Smart_Phone-cellphone.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-18665583141263668682009-04-16T18:57:00.000+03:002009-04-16T18:57:00.000+03:00Oh, I'm sorry. i checked the recipe now and realiz...Oh, I'm sorry. i checked the recipe now and realized the Swedish one is slightly, slightly different from this one. The Swedish one uses no onion for example. So i guess, THIS soup is Estonian and a very similar one which I'm talking about certainly is Swedish. My apologies.Swedenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-14462446756693364912009-04-16T18:54:00.000+03:002009-04-16T18:54:00.000+03:00Hey! This soup is Swedish not Estonian! It's a lov...Hey! This soup is Swedish not Estonian! It's a lovely soup, btw.Swedenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-78141788717765686382007-06-25T14:57:00.000+03:002007-06-25T14:57:00.000+03:00Bonnie - that list above is not exhaustive, i.e. n...Bonnie - that list above is not exhaustive, i.e. not all Finno-Ugric people seem to have made it into the book I've got.<BR/><BR/>Katie - use gloves & blanch the leaves before adding to the soup. Then you'll be able to eat these without any trouble! (I've read that older French men are quite partial to nettles? LOL:)<BR/><BR/>Valentina - I'm not saying culinary encounters are pain-free:) I got few stings even this time, as I grabbed the bunch without gloves in the beginning. But as long as you use gloves and blanch the leaves first, you should have a rather pleasant encounter with nettles:)<BR/><BR/>Tea - as I said, blanching kills all the stinging properties of nettles, so they're perfectly safe to handle and eat. I promise, there's no tingling feeling in your mouth when you eat them! <BR/><BR/>Triin - who knows, you live indeed close enough for dinner invites:) PS Burr shoots- kas sa pead takjalehti või takjajuuri või takjapallikesi silmas? <BR/><BR/>Lydia - I've only made soup, and added them to pie fillings. Another Estonian blogger makes nettle buns, using dried nettled. But it seems to have loads of different culinary uses.<BR/><BR/>Kalyn - you may be half-right, actually. If Wikipedia is to be trusted, then the one I get stung by here in Estonia, is U. dioica subsp. dioica alias the European stinging nettle. And then there's U. dioica subsp. gracilis alias American stinging nettle. I don't know if they look any different or sting differently:) We'll take a picture this weekend, so you can see it.. <BR/><BR/>Trig- interesting to hear that they used nettle leaves. I thought that shiso-leaves were the usual single-leaf-garnishes in Japanese places!?<BR/><BR/>Jeanne - you're a cheeky girl!! Even if Nick does the picking, you should provide him with a pair of gloves. Otherwise he'll be sulking afterwards, refusing to eat:) <BR/><BR/>Sarah - indeed! Thanks for the comment!Pillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817049547134774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-58917320481454473772007-06-22T23:33:00.000+03:002007-06-22T23:33:00.000+03:00Mmm nettle soup :) I love it! I love the idea of a...Mmm nettle soup :) I love it! I love the idea of adding a boiled egg at the end. A really yummy free food recipe!! :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17894653505423569960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-12153865463521883422007-06-19T17:49:00.000+03:002007-06-19T17:49:00.000+03:00My onoy experience with stinging nettles is of the...My onoy experience with stinging nettles is of the ouchie-ouchie unhappy kind... so I can't say that eating the damn things appeals very much! You make them soudn quite tempting though. Maybe I can persuade Nick to do the picking, heh heh!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325204219395014329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-16944334550111674952007-06-18T21:34:00.000+03:002007-06-18T21:34:00.000+03:00I remember working with nettles during my one day ...I remember working with nettles during my one day in the kitchens at the Japanese restaurant Zuma. They used a single leaf as decoration on one of the dishes I was responsible for, I thought it was greatTrighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01386804439578267100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-88054528261516019632007-06-18T15:34:00.000+03:002007-06-18T15:34:00.000+03:00Very interesting. The soup looks just lovely with...Very interesting. The soup looks just lovely with the boiled eggs. As I read this, I'm realizing I don't know quite what stinging nettles look like, so perhaps they don't grow here where it's so dry? Not sure.Kalyn Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-23422868158191057092007-06-18T12:56:00.000+03:002007-06-18T12:56:00.000+03:00Goodness -- I've always thought of nettles as a nu...Goodness -- I've always thought of nettles as a nuisance in the garden; I had no idea you could make something delicious out of them!Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18005372315838352874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-71746280775888450402007-06-18T12:42:00.000+03:002007-06-18T12:42:00.000+03:00Wow! What a pleasant surprise! Being an avid Epicu...Wow! What a pleasant surprise! Being an avid Epicurious user, as well as a fan of international potlucks, I can definitely appreciate all you have done here. I think I'm going to save those nettles from the compost pile next time, and might even try to brush up on the know-how gained last year in Võrumaa, where we made a delicious salad out of fresh burr shoots and such.<BR/><BR/>You go girl! Maybe I can have an invite for dinner one day? :-)Triinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548105729800561209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-34974630688383767532007-06-18T06:59:00.000+03:002007-06-18T06:59:00.000+03:00I brushed up against some of these recently, while...I brushed up against some of these recently, while out walking near my house, but I'm a bit nervous at the idea of eating them. Perhaps this will help me take the plunge.Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795119468340273821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-66253045355887348722007-06-18T04:44:00.000+03:002007-06-18T04:44:00.000+03:00I have had bad encounters with them but never had ...I have had bad encounters with them but never had any culinary ones. You might have thrown a little curiosity seed in my mind..Valentinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508889861448919270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-49848084272791435482007-06-17T22:55:00.000+03:002007-06-17T22:55:00.000+03:00I have a back garden full of them and I keep telli...I have a back garden full of them and I keep telling myself I'm going to make soup but when it comes to doing it... I get such a reaction from touching them that I can't imagine swallowing them. But yours looks so good...<BR/>Maybe next spring - I think they're too mature now.<BR/>You're inspiring!Katie Zellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498599461583826030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-84478336992325826992007-06-17T17:27:00.000+03:002007-06-17T17:27:00.000+03:00I was determined to get through the list of ethini...I was determined to get through the list of ethinic regions/cultures, some of them very familiar to me, others completely new! I had no idea that the Finno-Ugric group included so many cultures. I will have to get to know it a bit more!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313647470943699190noreply@blogger.com