Best West Virginia Ramps Recipes

Ramps are a seasonal delicacy eagerly awaited by West Virginians. Allium tricoccum, wild leek, wild onion, spring tonic, or most commonly, the ramp is a wild plant that grows in the mountains of Appalachia. It resembles a scallion and tastes like a cross between an onion and garlic.As soon as the snow begins to melt, usually by the last week in March, the Appalachian delicacy gets transformed into traditional West Virginia fare. Products such as ramp jam, ramp wine, ramp dressing, and ramp vinegar start making their way into the marketplace. Simultaneously ramp dinners and festivals start showing up on community calendars. Travel with author Diana Loera to the Mountain State and explore some of the best ramp recipes ever.