This week has been very blessed. After a random road trip with the Yeti from 
Yesterday we were walking around the creek hunting morels, which we didnt find any, but during our search, we came across one of my favorite wild edibles!
See the bluish green, round grassy stalk there? In the middle of the picture? That little plant packs a pungent flavor that cant be beat.
This little plant here is Wild Garlic. Its native to the Ozarks and grows in abundance alongside wild onion. Its a bluish-green grass that resembles a chive or green onion. When gathering them, you can tell them apart from Wild Onion by the shape of the leaves. Wild Onion has flat leaves, and Garlic has round.
They will also have a very distinctive smell. They will smell like pungent, spicy garlic. All parts of the plant are edible. But the bulbs will have a fibrous outer layer you may want to peel off.
The banks of the creek are covered in them and we all pitched in to get a hand full for Sunday dinner.
We had a pretty good haul for dinner. We made sure to take only what we need. We want to make sure that this wild resource will continue to provide for us for years to come. The greens go great finely chopped in a salad, and taste like a garlic flavored green onion. The bulbs can be eaten raw, but their flavor explodes when they are cooked.
I am so excited to learn what other wild edibles i have on the homestead and cant wait to share my discovery with you. Until then, thanks for stopping by and steem on my steemians!