farm crops: burdock
info: Burdock root is both sweet and crisp with a decidely nutty flavor. A good source of vitamin B6, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and manganese.storage: Wrap in slightly damp paper towels and refrigerate - keeps for up to 5-6 days.
preparation: Wash in cold water. Peel the skin, if desired (although if you leave the skin on when cooking, it will be sweeter!).
Prepare similarly to that of a carrot - cut/chop to desired size and boil, saute or roast.
recipes: history:
from Wikipedia: Burdock
After taking his dog for a walk one day in the early 1940s, George de Mestral, a Swiss inventor, became curious about the seeds of the burdock plant that had attached themselves to his clothes and to the dog's fur. Under a microscope, he looked closely at the hook-and-loop system that the seeds use to hitchhike on passing animals aiding seed dispersal, and he realised that the same approach could be used to join other things together. The result was Velcro... read more