Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Food is the great motivator for all creatures, including humans. When our bellies are full our attention is diverted to other things, often unimportant things. But when we are hungry, just like a wild beast, humans are capable of going to extremes to obtain food. The goal here is NOT to let that happen. I'm in an area rich with wild foods. One of the most important wild foods in this region is the acorn. Acorns are a good source of nutrients. They have decent amounts of protein and fats too, and that makes them very satisfying. However, they aren't very tasty. In fact, they taste like dirt. Even after leaching them to remove the bitter tannins they are practically flavorless. But nearby I found some sweet mesquite pods and the combination of the two is perfect and really delicious.
This is the third installment of a new series exploring this topic of "New Beginnings".
Learn my humble beginnings in my book: amazon.com/-/e/B0DD9ZJ519
My social media links:
Instagram @chadzuberofficial
Facebook @ChadZAdventure
Key moments:
00:00 Cutting a palm leaf
00:30 Soaking the leaf to soften it
01:50 Weaving a coiled palm leaf basket
05:50 Gathering acorns
07:12 Struggling to shell acorns
10:16 Utilizing a jaw bone to facilitate the process
12:44 Grinding acorns into pasty flour
14:38 Leaching acorns in the stream
15:36 Snacking on wild berries before bedtime
16:39 Retrieving basket of leached acorn flour
18:02 Collecting honey mesquite pods
18:29 Pounding mesquite into flour to mix with acorn flour
20:45 Enjoying tasty acorn and mesquite flour in palm basket
Music credit:
Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Food is the great motivator for all creatures, including humans. When our bellies are full our attention is diverted to other things, often unimportant things. But when we are hungry, just like a wild beast, humans are capable of going to extremes to obtain food. The goal here is NOT to let that happen. I'm in an area rich with wild foods. One of the most important wild foods in this region is the acorn. Acorns are a good source of nutrients. They have decent amounts of protein and fats too, and that makes them very satisfying. However, they aren't very tasty. In fact, they taste like dirt. Even after leaching them to remove the bitter tannins they are practically flavorless. But nearby I found some sweet mesquite pods and the combination of the two is perfect and really delicious.
This is the third installment of a new series exploring this topic of "New Beginnings".
Learn my humble beginnings in my book: amazon.com/-/e/B0DD9ZJ519
My social media links:
Instagram @chadzuberofficial
Facebook @ChadZAdventure
Key moments:
00:00 Cutting a palm leaf
00:30 Soaking the leaf to soften it
01:50 Weaving a coiled palm leaf basket
05:50 Gathering acorns
07:12 Struggling to shell acorns
10:16 Utilizing a jaw bone to facilitate the process
12:44 Grinding acorns into pasty flour
14:38 Leaching acorns in the stream
15:36 Snacking on wild berries before bedtime
16:39 Retrieving basket of leached acorn flour
18:02 Collecting honey mesquite pods
18:29 Pounding mesquite into flour to mix with acorn flour
20:45 Enjoying tasty acorn and mesquite flour in palm basket
Music credit:
Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
