Burdock and Gobo Recipes

About

Burdock (Arctium minus and Arctium lappa) is a well common, wild edible plant most people will know of for it's root. Also known as gobo root, the plant is actually cultivated in Japan and has been used as a food for a long time.

There's a couple different species, but for all intents and purposes the roots are interchangeable in recipes.

Washed and cleaned burdock roots.

Edible Parts

Besides the root, burdock flower stalks can be cooked and makes a good vegetable, especially in soup.

Some people also scrape or peel the petioles, but I find them to be bitter and too much work to bother with when the other parts of the plant are so easy to work with.