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Recognize and use wild garlic blossoms
The often-read claim that the leaves of wild garlic after flowering should no longer be used, is only very limited. Even the wild garlic flowers themselves can be eaten in different ways.
Recognize wild garlic flowers
The wild garlic flowers from about April to May, but the exact flowering time depends on factors such as the weather and the regional climate. The bright white flowers ensure that extensive wild garlic stands are visible at locations in the forest from afar.The flowers grow on their own stems about 30 centimeters from the ground up and can take on the composition of up to twenty individual flowers on about 2 centimeters long pedicels a spherical shape. Since the wild garlic in the forest is often mixed with other plants, despite the identification by the flowers always an odor sample should be carried out to avoid confusion with poisonous neighboring plants. Rub a leaf between your fingers until the intense garlic-like odor is perceived as evidence of the presence of wild garlic.
Process the buds
In addition to the leaves, the flowers in various stages of development are also edible in the wild garlic. The season for the harvest of young wild garlic buds is very short, because the flowers develop relatively quickly after the growth of the flower stem. If you discover the buds at the right time in still closed form, you can harvest them and insert them like capers. For this you need the following ingredients:
The buds are first boiled with the salt and the herb vinegar, before the vinegar is boiled again after distilling the buds. This boil of the herb vinegar is repeated after about three days, before the mixture ripens in the glasses in the dark and cool storage for about two weeks.
Tips & Tricks
The already blooming flowers of wild garlic can basically be used for seasoning in the kitchen, however, this is due to the intense taste of a rather economical dosage recommended.