Poppy seeds

ceridwen

Crikey Flibsey - thats news to me.....

I recently asked a friend what that plant was I'd found growing as a weed and promptly got told "Its an opium poppy". At that point - I went and looked it up - and yep....it IS where opium comes from - and poppy seeds for edible purposes are taken from it - but they said that the strength of components from any grown in Britain would be absolutely negligible.

Mind you - having said that - now wonders what country my poppy seeds originated from and if there'd be any effect from throwing a whole pack of them down one's throat at once:rotfl:

Errr...thats one experiment I dont plan on trying just in case...:rotfl:

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

If you eat Indian, Bengali or other such foods, you can try making a posto. There are tons of vegetarian and vegan versions.

http://food.sulekha.com/posto-recipes.htm

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Oh, and the process for obtaining opium doesn't involve eating seeds, so don't panic too much.

*zippy*

My husband made these a while back and they were lovely

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/470636/lemon-and-poppyseed-cupcakes

kiss_me_now9

Where do you get them from? I can never find the !!!!!!s

ceridwen

kiss_me_now9 wrote: »

Where do you get them from? I can never find the !!!!!!s

'Twas that long back I cannae be sure - but think it musta been a health food shop...

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

kiss_me_now9 wrote: »

Where do you get them from? I can never find the !!!!!!s

An Indian/ethnic food shop is best.

Failing that, Waitrose.