Garlic mustard is a huge problem in many wooded areas as it is spreading and crowding out many native species. Garlic mustard gives plant chemicals that discourage other species from growing in its vicinity. It seed prolifically and spreads quickly.
It has a foot hold in the trees (bush) along my roadside and is spreading into other areas of the treed areas along the property line.
Garlic mustard was originally brought here by European settlers who used it for food. It has a garlic taste.
Since it is a member of the mustard family- which includes a number of plants we eat- cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and rapini.
So we decided to cook some of the garlic mustard. Stripped off the leaves as the stems seemed a bit tough.
Cooked (sauteed) it with a bit of oil and onion. Taste is reminiscent of rapini.
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