Garlic Flower Buds

This is the second draft I started in July, 2011. These pictures had to be taken in April or earlier when fresh garlic is in season. These are garlic flowers and I was told that they are edible when I bought them. It did have a mild garlic flavor.

Sauteed garlic flowers with chicken and whatever the green leafy vegetable I had. It was ok. The flowers were a little tough so I cooked it longer than I should have. Figuring out the right cooking time is always a challenge when I cook new ingredients. It would have been better in a strong sauce like black bean sauce.