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| leek flower buds |
English neighbour planted leek, onion,
garlic and broad bean last winter but now being locked down in England. So I help in looking after their house and land, in return for
enjoying the harvest of all these produce.
Unfortunately with the exceptional sunny
warm weather in March and early April, the plant have grown big, but probably
thought that summer has arrived and so instead of storing food in the bulbs or
growing leaves, they decided to grow flowers early to form seeds for future propagation.
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| Leek flower stalk |
So I now face a field of leek, onion and
garlic, nearly all have flower buds. It is the first time I see leek flower
stalk, it is very thick, 1cm in diameter, and surprisingly sweet.
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| Leek flower stalk heart |
The bottom
part is pure crunchy sweetness like a fruit, the upper greener part is sweet
with progressively more pungent leek flavor.
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| stir-fry leek flower stalk heart |
I use the bottom leek flower stalk heart to
make salad, or quick stir-fry, and the upper part in grilling, seasoned with
soy sauce, delicious.
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| grilled leek flower stalk heart |
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| grilled leek flower stalk heart |
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