Hooked on Burdock

Wake up vegetarians! You don’t have to eat three bowls of mushy brown muck to feel full. Try burdock root instead. That’s right, the noxious biennial weed that leaves hooked burrs on your dog and socks.

One should eat only the roots from first-year burdock plants, which look like rhubarb with large spade-shaped leaves. This highly nutritious root vegetable contains many medicinal ingredients, including antioxidants, ...