Chinese garlic
Allium grayi

Family: Amaryllidaceae

What it is like

An onion family plant.

There are about 300-700 Allium species. Most species of Allium are edible (Flora of China). All alliums are edible but they may not all be worth eating! They have also been put in the family Alliaceae.

Where it is found

It grows naturally in low hills all over Japan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Mongolia, Russia

How it is used for food

The bulbs are eaten raw or cooked. The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. The flowers are used raw to flavour salads.

It is a commercially cultivated vegetable.

Edible parts

Flowers, leaves, root, bulb, vegetable, herb

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Japanese garlic, No-biru, Sandallae, Tallae

Synonyms

Allium nipponicum Franch. & Sav.;