Burdock root is not commonly used for cooking but now it is slowly catching on with burdock root being sold at supermarkets and wet markets nowadays.

When cooked, it is very sweet and tasty. Burdock root is also quite healthy, according to these facts:

It contains a lot of minerals, vitamins, protein and amino acids such as lysine, proline, choline, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, folate, calcium, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium. It is considered as a type of vegetable and is also low in calorie – 118gm of burdock root contains only 85 calories. It is one of the vegetables . . . → Read More: Burdock root rice