Common Mallow vs. Okra (Foraged/Cultivated Vegetables Compared)

Common mallow (Malva parviflora) is a tasty wild edible that I frequently talk about in my foraging books and videos. It’s also a relative of the vegetable okra. In this episode of Wild Edibles with Sergei, I thought it would be fun to compare and contrast malva/okra in order to spotlight how cultivated plants are derived from wild ones. Tune in until the end where I show you how to like to snack on common mallow like a boss. Enjoy!

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0:00 - Introduction
1:33 - Garden Overview
2:02 - Okra vs. Mallow
3:08 - Leaf Comparison
5:28 - Meristems Explained
6:39 - Flower Comparison
8:07 - Fruit Comparison
9:28 - Wild Edibles are Genetically Superior
11:11 - Root Comparison
15:58 - Cleaning your Harvest
18:21 - 2 Simple Malva Recipes