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Wild Garlic - Allium neapolitanum

Wild garlic

Σκορτάλλιν

Sarımsak Çiçeği

Scientific Name: Allium neapolitanum

⋮ see also Wild Leek

other names: Naples garlic, Αρκόσκορτος, Αγριοκρέμμιδο

AVAILABLE: FEB-MAY

EDIBLE PARTS:

Description

  • vibrant green linearparallel margins, elongate long and slender leaves, resembling grass blades, growing in clusters from a single bulb with a distinct garlic scent when crushed

preparation

  1. pull the bulb, cut to where the stem was still underground, use as onion
  2. fresh young leaves can be used as spring onion
  3. the flavour is a cross between onion and garlic

extra info

There are 25+ varieties of Allium in Cyprus: Allium amethystinum, Allium ampeloprasum, Allium autumnale, Allium cassium, Allium cupani subsp. cyprium, Allium curtum, Allium cyprium subsp. cyprium, Allium cyprium subsp. lefkarense, Allium dentiferum, Allium exaltatum, Allium guttatum subsp. guttatum, Allium guttatum subsp. tenorei, Allium junceum, Allium marathasicum, Allium neapolitanum, Allium nigrum, Allium orientale, Allium pallens, Allium roseum, Allium rotundum subsp. rotundum, Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. sphaerocephalon, Allium trifoliatum, Allium tuberosum and Allium willeanum.

The name ‘Wild Garlic’ is often attributed to Allium ursinum which grows in deciduous woodlands with moist soils in Northern Europe and British Isles.

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