Even after I told them it was burdock , no one refused seconds. 3 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon honey Blend ingredients until smooth. Heat mixture over low heat, stirring until it thickens, about 4 minutes. Fresh burdock and chicory roots are not hard to find. Many natural food stores carry them, at least in the fall and into the spring.
Japanese groceries sell burdock as gobo.
Even some regular grocery stores sell these roots, especially in Hawaii. In the North American colonies, in the early days of colonization, coffee was cut with chicory so that supplies of the expensive bean would last longer. Later, chicory coffee became a Louisiana specialty. Roasting gives chicory a bitter-sweet flavor. Simmer on low heat 20 to 30 minutes.