The leek, Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum (L.), also sometimes known as Allium porrum,'s a vegetable which belongs, along with the onion and garlic, to the Alliaceae family. Two related vegetables, the elephant garlic and kurrat, are also variant subspecies of Allium ampeloprasum, although different in their uses as food. The edible part of the leek plant's a bundle of leaf sheaths which's sometimes called a stem or stalk. Form Rather than forming a tight bulb like the onion, the leek produces… (More on Leek)