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- Eat wild garlic raw or not?
- The different uses of wild garlic
- Grow wild garlic for raw consumption
- Alternatives to raw consumption
- Tips & Tricks
Eat wild garlic raw or not?
The wild garlic (Allium ursinum) is in many regions of Central Europe from traditional spring recipes indispensable. You should pay attention to a few things if you want to eat raw the leaves and flowers of garlic-like condiment.
The different uses of wild garlic
Bear's garlic can be processed as a flavor carrier in a variety of recipes such as wild garlic soup or wild garlic pesto. However, the fine taste of garlic unfolds especially well when the leaves are cooked or not. Raw wild garlic ingredients are just like cooked non-toxic, at least as long as no poisonous doppelgangers such as Herbstzeitlose, Aaronstab and lily of the valley have sneaked under it by mistake. However, the wild garlic harvested in the forest should be washed very thoroughly before consumption to remove any adhering eggs of the dangerous fox tapeworm.
Grow wild garlic for raw consumption
Even with commercially purchased wild garlic, you should not give up the thorough washing to exclude a danger through the fox tapeworm. Greater security can be provided by an extension in your own garden, if it is a fenced property far away from forest areas. The selective cultivation of wild garlic in your own garden with wild garlic bulbs or seeds not only minimizes the risk of fox tapeworm, but also the likelihood of confusion with poisonous plants. If you choose to plant a forest-like location under deciduous trees and shrubs, then the plant can multiply in an even humidity.
Alternatives to raw consumption
A sophisticated alternative to the raw consumption of wild garlic is to place the wild garlic buds as so-called wild garlic capers. For this purpose, the still closed flower buds are boiled with herbal vinegar and bottled with seasoning in spice jars. This delicacy offers several benefits after a few weeks of dark and cool storage:
Tips & Tricks
Consumption of fresh and raw wild garlic must not be dispensed with due to the danger of fox tapeworm, as long as the leaves and flowers are washed off thoroughly with hot water and rubbed off manually.