   allium tricoccum (commonly known as ramp, ramps, spring onion, ramson, wild leek, wood leek, and wild garlic) is an early spring vegetable, a perennial wild onion with a strong garlic-like odor and a pronounced onion flavor. ramps are found across much of the eastern united states and eastern canada, from alabama to nova scotia to manitoba to oklahoma. they are popular in the cuisines of the rural uplands of the american south, and also in the canadian province of quebec. ramps also have a growing popularity in restaurants throughout north america.how ramps became springâs most popular, and divisive, ingredient, grubstreetcult of ramps begins worship season early, the wireramps: how to cook and where to find this savory spring treat, denver post ==english name== according to west virginia university botanist earl l. core, the widespread use in southern appalachia of the term "ramps" (as opposed to "wild leek" which is used elsewhere in the united states) derives from old english: the name ramps (usually plural) is one of the many dialectical variants of the english word ramson, a common name of the european bear leek ([[allium ursinu
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