Food Alphabet
Wild cherry (rampe onion, wild leek, wild garlic, wild onion)
Wild cherry (rampe onion, wild leek, wild garlic, wild onion) is an ancient medicinal plant known to the Germans, Greeks, Celts and Romans, who used it for various purposes about 5000 years ago.
The leaves, stems and bulbs of wild cherry have a strong garlic smell.
The stem, leaves, and bulb of the plant are eaten.
Wild cherry leaves are usually collected in the spring, before flowering. They taste like garlic and onion greens. The collected grass is fermented, salted, marinated; in its fresh form, it is used as a spice for meat or fish dishes. It is also used to prepare salads, soups, vinaigrettes, pie fillings and even minced meat for dumplings.
In the Caucasus, raw wild cherry bulbs are eaten together with bread and salt, and in Germany, wild cherry greens are added to bread.
It is known that the meat stewed with wild cherry becomes more tender and delicious, acquiring a unique flavor. But the salad can be prepared from one wild cherry-it does not need additions and seasonings. To do this, cut the leaves, salt them and season with a large amount of sour cream.
In addition, you can prepare a combined salad of wild cherry, fresh cucumber and hard-boiled eggs.
In any case, it is best to fill salads with wild cherry with sour cream: it prevents irritation of the gastric mucosa.
