Burdock root can also be consumed directly. It is fleshy, grayish in colour, and sweet-bitter in taste. In Asian cuisine, it is a well-known vegetable used to make a salad called Kinpira Gobo.

Burdock (Arctium lappa) is a plant native to Japan that is now found all over the world. The root is eaten as food. The root, leaf, and seed are used as medicine. Burdock contains chemicals that ...