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How did they remove the tannins? The article is light on that info. Anyone that has ever bitten into an acorn knows that is not a small problem.

sarora27 6y ago
From the article: "The main idea was that oak nuts (preferably those from Turkey oaks, Quercus cerris) were to be treated in order to deprive them of tannins, and were parboiled in meat broth, or salted water." Looks like boiling/soaking in water will remove tannins
mr_overalls 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiiwish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiiwish 1. Crack open the shell and pull out the inner part of the acorn. 2. Mash with mortar and pestle until it has a flour-like consistency. 3. Soak several times with water to leach out the tannins.
seiferteric 6y ago
I have made acorn bread. You just grind them up the rinse them under water with a cloth for some time until it is not bitter anymore. Also, there are some varieties of acorns that have very low tannin, to the point that you don't even have to rinse them I believe.
DonaldFisk 6y ago
I've done this but it's quite a bit of effort. After removing their shells, grind the acorns into a flour, then cover with water. Each day for a week, drain off the water and add fresh water. At the end of the week, the water should be clear. Dry the acorn flour in the sun. You can use the flour to make dotorimuk (acorn jelly): add to water, boil until it thickens, pour into dish, let it cool.
elhudy 6y ago
If you're interested in wild harvesting (particularly in the west coast) I'd suggest following Pascal Baudar. He's like a walking encyclopedia. His latest post is coincidentally on acorn harvesting and references the processing: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGKrQpgpPL0/?igshid=3l7xo1q06yaz https://www.instagram.com/p/CGKrQpgpPL0/?igshid=3l7xo1q06yaz
pvaldes 6y ago
Sometimes is not necessary. Some trees mutated to produce sweet acorns. Is a local delicacy that can be found sometimes in the south of Spain and Portugal. You can expect a flavour similar to chestnuts

sarora27 6y ago

From the article: "The main idea was that oak nuts (preferably those from Turkey oaks, Quercus cerris) were to be treated in order to deprive them of tannins, and were parboiled in meat broth, or salted water." Looks like boiling/soaking in water will remove tannins

mr_overalls 6y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiiwish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiiwish 1. Crack open the shell and pull out the inner part of the acorn. 2. Mash with mortar and pestle until it has a flour-like consistency. 3. Soak several times with water to leach out the tannins.

seiferteric 6y ago

I have made acorn bread. You just grind them up the rinse them under water with a cloth for some time until it is not bitter anymore. Also, there are some varieties of acorns that have very low tannin, to the point that you don't even have to rinse them I believe.

DonaldFisk 6y ago

I've done this but it's quite a bit of effort. After removing their shells, grind the acorns into a flour, then cover with water. Each day for a week, drain off the water and add fresh water. At the end of the week, the water should be clear. Dry the acorn flour in the sun. You can use the flour to make dotorimuk (acorn jelly): add to water, boil until it thickens, pour into dish, let it cool.

elhudy 6y ago

If you're interested in wild harvesting (particularly in the west coast) I'd suggest following Pascal Baudar. He's like a walking encyclopedia. His latest post is coincidentally on acorn harvesting and references the processing: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGKrQpgpPL0/?igshid=3l7xo1q06yaz https://www.instagram.com/p/CGKrQpgpPL0/?igshid=3l7xo1q06yaz

pvaldes 6y ago

Sometimes is not necessary. Some trees mutated to produce sweet acorns. Is a local delicacy that can be found sometimes in the south of Spain and Portugal. You can expect a flavour similar to chestnuts