Eating society garlic (Tulbaghia violacea)

Today at a workday at the local school, one of the volunteers thinned the society garlic (Tulbaghia violacea) plantings. They were threatening to crowd out some plants added to the beds by students (not pictured in the photo below). Society garlic plantings in the school beds from an earlier day. The one plant that gophers leave alone. I’d heard from another volunteer that society garlic are edible so I asked to grab some. The clumps with better roots, I planted in a pot. The rest I brought inside to clean. The whole house had a delicious smell of garlic from them. Society garlic waiting to be cleaned Closer look at the society garlic I rinsed it thoroughly, pulling out the flower stems which seemed to be tougher — I added the flowers to a bouquet — then chopped the leaves and stir fried them with olive oil: Still stir frying society garlic Stir frying society garlic I’ve heard that it makes good eating in a salad also, but I was a little paranoid about eating it uncooked. Maybe since…

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