Eating Now - December / January
Wild food we've gathered or eaten recently:
| Type | Species (link to photo) | Where | Used in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | Crab Apples | Hedgerows | Desserts, Fruit Jellies, Crumble, Ketchup |
| Leaves | Sea Beet | A range of coastal habitats | As you would use spinach - vegetable, curry, etc |
| Fungi | Autumn (Burgundy) Truffles | Woodland | With scrambled egg, in pasta dishes, on mushroom risotto |
| Fungi | Autumn (Winter) Chanterelle | Woodlands | Dried, Mushroom Stroganoff, Mushroom Risotto |
| Fungi | Oyster Mushrooms | Fallen beech trees | Mushroom Risotto |
| Fungi | Wood Blewitts | Woodlands / hedgerows / grass fields | Sautéd, Chicken & Blewitt Pie, Spaggetti Bolognaise, Ham Leek & Blewitt Pie |
| Leaves | Chickweed | Gardens, fields | Salad, stir-fry, soup ... |
| Leaves | Crow Garlic | Hedgerows | Salad, soup garnish |
| Leaves | Sorrel | Grassy fields and hedgerows | Salad, Sorrel Sauce (for fish), Frittata |
| Shellfish | Limpets | Rocky seashore | Cooked like mussels |
| Shellfish | Winkles | Rocky seashore | Cooked like mussels |
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If you want to learn how to identify and cook these and other wild foods come on one of our courses.
Wild food from the store cupboard and freezer:
| Type | Examples |
|---|---|
| Jams & Jellies | Damson Jam, Hedgerow Jam, Sloe Jelly, Sea Buckthorn & Crab Apple Jam, Crab Apple Jelly, Cherry Plum Jam, Rosehip Jelly, Bramble Jelly |
| Chutney | Damson, Japanese Knotweed |
| Sauces | Hawthorn Ketchup, Crab Apple Ketchup |
| Drinks | Elderberry Cordial, Elderflower Cordial, Elderflower Champagne, Elderflower Vodka, Rosehip Syrup, Blackberry Vodka, Sloe Gin |
| Dried Mushrooms | Autumn Chanterelles, Horn of Plenty, Wood Blewitts, Ceps, Morels |
| Frozen Mushrooms (sautéd first) | Oyster Mushroms, Hedgehog Mushrooms, Wood Blewitts, Field Blewitts, Autumn Chanterelles |
| Soups | Chestnut, Fat Hen, Nettle, Chickweed, Crab Bisque |
| Fruit | Bottled Damsons, Frozen Blackberries, Frozen Damsons, Frozen Cherry Plums |
| Nuts | Hazelnuts, Walnuts |
| Dried Seaweed | Carrageen - as a thickener |
| Frozen Fish | Mackerel |