Wild Garlic from Quebec Canada!( Allium tricoccum).
Wild garlic grows prolifically in the forests in Quebec. In our area of the Eastern Townships, and perhaps more generally, it prefers moist maple woods — and Quebec has lots of those.
The plant, Allium tricoccum, goes by several names: wild garlic, wild leeks and ramps are most common; in French it is "ail sauvage" or "ail des bois". It is the first wild vegetable of spring, and it is delicious, with a sweet, garlicky flavour that becomes sweeter and more mellow when cooked.
It is also versatile and can be roasted, grilled, sautéed, pickled and made into pesto. Its versatility and flavour, added to the fact that it grows wild, mean that in many places it has been over-harvested. In Quebec, where commercial harvesting was banned in 1995, the leaves generally appear in April, then die back as the days lengthen and temperatures rise. Flowers bloom in July or early August on top of a thin leafless stalk, and the seeds eventually fall to the ground.
The variety that grows in North America, Allium tricoccum, is different and far superior from the variety that is native throughout Europe and Asia. European wild garlic (Allium ursinum).
Ramps have been getting a huge amount of attention in food circles as a sustainable crop and delicacy.
All parts of the plant are edible raw or cooked. Allium tricoccum has seen an upsurge in popularity due to its delicate and nuanced onion-like flavor. It can be used as an alternative to onions, leeks, chives, or garlic greens in any recipe.
Two years ago, i had the inspired idea of planting wild garlic seeds in a pot to keep on the balcony. It was marvellous!! I could wander outside, cut off a handful of wonderfully fresh leaves and cook away. Wild garlic is a perennial and after eating our fill of it last year, it died down and last spring, I realised that what had been a bare pot was now bursting the bright and shiny leaves. The wild garlic was ready for another harvest!
-Very Hardy.
-1/8 of a Teaspoon: 50-75 seeds/pack. Germination instructions included in package.
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