Wild Food Forum?

[svenrufus]

I have noticed the odd thread starting up about wild food, and it is something I am very interested in. It combines my two favourite pass-times, eating and wildlife - what's not to like!

Anyway, I wonder if others, like me, would like a section/forum on Wild Food, you know nettle soups, wild garlic, sorrel, and of course the meat and fish courses for the carnivorously inclined.

I'd love to hear what other people have eaten, how they cooked it, what they think of it and so on. What do others think of this idea? Should I have posted this in the Web Forum section?

For my own part I'm a dabbler, will opportunistically forage. I have taken a basic cheese sarnie out surveying and topped it up with sorrel, garlic mustard, hawthorn leaves and dandelion many a time, very satisfying. I take wild fruit to eat or turn into wine and smoothies, and so on. I could do with more inspiration, and maybe some advice about things that I'm not sure of and stop me trying more -such as how do I get the flowers off the elder umbrel to make a cordial?

I think that wild food is a great way of engaging with the natural world - awareness of the seasons and a better undstanding that we are so closely connected to our environment.

It would be good to hear your views on this.

Cheers
Sven

[nightshade]

Svenrufus,I think that wildfood will disappear as its habitat is put under pressure
from increased popularity.In my own opinion best leave it to grow or it will end up
as only colour plates in books
There are 8,743 members if they all turned up to pick Fungi in one place..............
Conservation not Exploitation

[mrs fish]

Originally Posted by nightshade

Svenrufus,I think that wildfood will disappear as its habitat is put under pressure
from increased popularity.In my own opinion best leave it to grow or it will end up
as only colour plates in books
There are 8,743 members if they all turned up to pick Fungi in one place..............
Conservation not Exploitation

How many people watch Ray Mears?


I do have a few recipes for wild food, one of my treasured books is "How to enjoy your weeds"
It is the time of for nettle soup

[The Woodman]

Sven
I'm with you on this one, regularly sampling the delights that God has given us. The arguement that some species may suffer due to over collection is potentially flawed. If a lot of the stuff is that good it would be cultivated (or is being cultivated). Many people try something once, realise its not for them and never touch it again. Just as I did with Beefsteak Fungus - far too acidic, Woodsorrell - the same etc., etc
It would be good to hear others thoughts.