アイヌネギ

Meanings

1

Alpine leek; Allium victorialis var. platyphyllum

usually written using kana alone

A wild allium species native to mountainous regions of Japan and East Asia, also known as ぎょうじゃにんにく. Used as a wild vegetable and in Ainu cuisine.

See also: ぎょうじゃにんにく

アイヌネギは山さん菜さいとして採さい集しゅうされ、おひたしや天てんぷらにして食たべられる。
Alpine leek is foraged as a wild vegetable and eaten as ohitashi or tempura.
北ほっ海かい道どうでは、アイヌネギを「キトピロ」とも呼よぶ。
In Hokkaido, Alpine leek is also called 'kitopiro'.