The entire dandelion plant is edible. The flowers and leaves can be stir-fried or added to a salad. The roots are medicinal and used to make dandelion salves and bitters for cocktails. The flowers are milder in flavor and great for making dandelion wine, mead, jelly, syrup, and dandelion tea. The flowers can even be battered and fried. The unopened buds can also be pickled to make poor man's capers.