Charlock

Mutarda arvensis

vegetable · flower

Yellow flower buds picked tight, cooked like broccoli rabe, with a hot mustard taste.

Origin

Europe and the Mediterranean

Where to find it

In fields, waste ground and roadsides; in southern Italy, it is picked in fields of fava beans and wheat, along with other wild greens.

Season (United States)

April to June

Preparation

The buds are picked tight, before they turn fully yellow, and cooked for three to five minutes.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pungent glucosinolates · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It once turned wheat fields yellow, before weedkillers.