A MYSTERY woman has been spotted taking a leek around Sydney in public — not in an illegal sense but a literal one.

The brunette has attached a red leach around the root vegetable and has taken it for a stroll around the city.

She’s been spotted at Sydney University and at Broadway today.

media_camera The leek on a leash. media_camera The woman spotted taking a leek around Sydney in public

Some people are dubbing the act as an “artistic statement” others have said it’s just plain bizarre.

“I think it was an artistic statement,” a woman wrote on Facebook

“Actually quite interesting, spotted her at University of Sydney and had a good laugh.”

Other Facebook users are keen to follow the trend: “That’s it! I’m taking my veggie patch to work with me today.”

Whoever you are — we like it.