Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
It’s time to forage burdock stalks, the part that shoots up from the plant in their second year before they flower. I harvested them from among the debris of a demoed city lot. They tasted of artichoke and cooked up beautifully in a garden couscous.
Foraging for burdock root has been on my radar for a while. I’d heard that burdock is a tasty root vegetable, but had never tried it. I see cultivated burdock at my co-op, but at $6.29 a pound, foraging in a vacant lot is much more appealing.
