Leeks Description

Leeks, accepted scientifically as Allium porrum, are accompanying to garlic, onions, shallots, and scallions. Leeks attending like ample scallions, accepting a actual baby ball and a continued white annular axis of superimposed layers that flows into green, deeply wrapped, collapsed leaves. Cultivated leeks are usually about 12 inches in breadth and one to two inches in bore and affection a ambrosial acidity that is evocative of shallots but sweeter and added subtle. Wild leeks, accepted as ramps, are abundant abate in size, but accept a stronger, added acute flavor. They are accessible for a abbreviate aeon of time anniversary year and are generally broadly approved out at farmers markets if they are in season.

With a added aerial and sweeter acidity than onions, leeks add a attenuate blow to recipes after cutting the added flavors that are present. Although leeks are accessible throughout the year they are in division from the abatement through the aboriginal allotment of bounce if they are at their best.

The flavonoids in leeks are a lot of concentrated in their lower blade and ball portion. The flavonol kaempferol is one of leeks' premiere flavonoids, and it's aswell a lot of concentrated in the lower blade and bulb. Leeks rank advanced of white onions in agreement of their kaempferol content, but they still accommodate hardly beneath kaempferol than red onions. For added types of flavonoids, including quercetin, leeks arise to accommodate lower concentrations than a lot of types of onions.