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Anyone ever used wild garlic in their cooking. Lots growing in the woods close to me. Saw it used on the James Martin cookery prog. Any recommendations?

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  • Debt_Free_Chick
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    It's fantastic stuff ... but quite a mild flavour.

    I've used it to wrap monkfish in and then roasted in the oven. I'd suggest you improvise ... just give it a go.
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  • moggins
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    It can aso be used in any recipe where you would use chives as it has quite a mild flavour.
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  • Glad
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    does it look the same as garden garlic then?
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  • Curry_Queen
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    Numptie wrote:
    Saw it used on the James Martin cookery prog. Any recommendations?


    Did someone mention James Martin??? :drool: :whistle:
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  • Numptie
    Numptie Posts: 94 Forumite
    Down boy!!!

    Is it used just to impart a galic flavour or can you eat theleaves as well?
    I think the recipe I saw used it to sit a piece of fish on and then steam it. I'll pick some today and have a go.
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  • crana999
    crana999 Posts: 573 Forumite
    You ca n eat the leaves. I just got back from a field trip with my uni, and the leader stopped the minibus to pick some wild garlic for us all to taste at one point, by eating the leaves.
  • Debt_Free_Chick
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    Glad wrote:
    does it look the same as garden garlic then?

    garden garlic? Not sure what you mean. It doesn't look the same as culinary garlic.

    Picture/description of wild garlic here
    http://www.first-nature.com/flowers/allium_ursinium.htm

    Wild Garlic is Allium Ursinium. Culinary garlic is a form of Allium Sativum
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  • Bennifred
    Bennifred Posts: 3,986 Forumite
    If you are getting the wild garlic from the woods, just make sure it isn't on the dog-walkers' route........... :D
    I use wild garlic (well - the green tops) as if they were chives. I planted a few in the garden, and now I could supply the whole neighbourhood!
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  • Curry_Queen
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    According to HFW's River Cottage book ...

    Wild Garlic can be used as a more pungent alternative to chives (as most of you have said) and the young green leaves can be eaten raw in salads, either whole or finely chopped, but if cooked for more than a minute or two they will become bitter. The white flowers are also edible (again good in salads) as are the bulbs and are a milder version of the garlic we normally use. It can be found in damp woods and shady lanes from March till June and the best time to pick and eat is early May.

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  • Allexie
    Allexie Posts: 3,460 Forumite
    Been for a walk in the woods this afternoon....(lovely and cool under the canopy of broad-leaved trees). The smell of wild garlic was wonderful and made me wonder if it is possible to use it instead of the normal stuff. Has anyone ever used it and if so, which bit do you use...the above or below ground bit?




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