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Forget Daffs
You can pep up your cooking by growing wild garlic, crow garlic and three-cornered leek
TL;DR
- The author prefers edible wild alliums over traditional spring bulbs.
- Wild garlic (Allium ursinum) has strongly flavored, edible leaves and flowers.
- Crow garlic (Allium vineale) has an oniony smell and is suitable as a garnish.
- Three-cornered leek (Allium triquetrum) has edible leaves and flowers but is less palatable than wild garlic.
- It is possible to introduce wild garlic to a garden, but it can spread easily.
- Proper identification and responsible foraging practices are essential.
- All leaves of these wild alliums should smell and taste like garlic or onions.