Ok, this particular recipe is not something I foraged, as unfortunately sardines dont grow on trees (I wish they would though). This recipe is something I have wanted to play with for a while. It is an ancient greek fish sauce, not unlike the one that you can find in Thai restaurants and supermarkets. TheContinueContinue reading “Garum- The ancient Roman fish sauce”
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Lactofermented nettles
Another little experiment, this time I m playing around with fermenting nettles. Having an abundance of them all around us this time of the year, and having an obession with fermenting everything under the sun, the choice was pretty clear. In addition, by fermenting nettles you not only get the nutritious benefits of the nettleContinueContinue reading “Lactofermented nettles”
Hawthorn- Crataegus monogyna
Autumn is here and you can feel it in the air, in the wet mornings, in the fallen yellow leaves becoming the mulch for the new plants to emerge from it, from the faint smell of some early and eager wood burning stoves warming their masters. With autumn comes an abundance of wild fruits andContinueContinue reading “Hawthorn- Crataegus monogyna”
Ground elder- Aegopodium podagraria
ite about it until now. Ground elder, which is in the parsley family, is also known as Aegopodium podagraria, herb gerard, bishop’s weed, goutweed, gout wort, snow-in-the-mountain, English masterwort and wild masterwort. It literally covers forest floors in the UK and is a very invasive, underutilised plant. Before we delve a bit deeper into this plant, let’s talk identification Unicode GroundContinueContinue reading “Ground elder- Aegopodium podagraria”
Common Hogweed in chili and lemon zest butter
This is a short, easy and incredibly delicious recipe for Common Hogweed, AKA cow parsnip and Heracleum sphondylum. Growing everywhere this time of the year, it means that after correctly identifying it, you can gather as much as you want without feeling guilty. Fellow forager Mark Williams said that it tastes delicious without needing evenContinueContinue reading “Common Hogweed in chili and lemon zest butter”
(Fer)mental Greens 