Burdock has an earthy, nutty flavor. Substitution: Salsify, or even carrots or parsnips, makes a good substitute, and any bitter green—dandelion, red mustard or radicchio—will work fine in place of ...

Burdock root or edible burdock (gobō in Japanese) is a rather plain-looking root vegetable with an earthy flavor and crunchy texture that makes it popular in many washoku (traditional Japanese cuisine ...

Burdock – Arctium lappa – is an introduced and now invasive Old World biennial plant, considered a real pain by most gardeners, nature lovers and hikers. Many have felt the prickly frustration of ...

1. Peel the burdock and place it in lightly acidulated water. Cut the burdock on an extreme bias as thin as possible. Lay the slices out on your cutting board so that they overlap and cut them into ...

One person’s weeds are another person’s dinner, and burdock (Arctium) is a perfect example of this. Although it is routinely weeded out as an invasive species, in Japan it is cultivated as the ...

Because of his Japanese heritage, Shin Thompson said, he was already familiar with burdock root—the taproot of the burdock plant, a type of thistle. “We use it quite a bit. Traditionally we steam and ...

SOW Foods executive chef Brian Doyle puts local spin on holiday recipes Brian Doyle, executive chef at SOW Foods & Catering, cooked up Roasted Root Vegetables with Golden Burdock during a Taste of the ...

“When I create recipes for Burdock (restaurant), I’m trying to find the best expression of that ingredient, in that moment. It’s very spontaneous. I literally come up with an idea for a new recipe and ...