You can smell the wild garlic as you walk through the woods. The young tender wild garlic leaves are best, as they can get a bit tough as the plant matures into flower. Toasted rice powder is used a lot in Laos and Thailand where it is known as Khao …
With wild garlic sprouting forth at the moment, I wanted to experiment with using fermented juices from sauerkraut, kimchi etc. to see how they change the flavour profile of my wild food recipes. This is a simple, modest plant-based dish, but it turned out well. The cashew nuts add a …
Traditional and Modern Use of Wild Garlic Wild Garlic: Frequently Asked Questions Wild Garlic & Cauliflower Cakes Wild Garlic & Cashew Nut Pâté Wild Garlic Pesto Wild Garlic Kimchi Wild Garlic Pakoras Fermented Wild Garlic Homemade Goat’s Cheese With Wild Garlic Wild Garlic and Nettle Nut Loaf Wild Garlic and …
What are the traditional and modern uses of wild garlic? I’ve written a comprehensive article on the uses of wild garlic as food and medicine, including its history and folklore here. Can you eat wild garlic? Yes, all parts of wild garlic are edible. From pesto to kimchi, you’ll find a list …
The leaves of wild garlic (Allium ursinum) harvested before flowering have a delicious, sweet and pungent taste. Excellent raw in salads and as pesto. Dry or dehydrate leaves to make crisps. Cooked leaves are a good vegetable, and they lose their pungency. All parts of the plant make good lactic …
The sun is shining. The wind is fresh. And there’s that inevitable feeling in one’s bones that Spring may well have finally sprung! Excitement seems to be going viral. Down here in deepest Devon folks spirits lift dramatically. You see it in everyone. Faces are beginning to smile again. Say hello …
With the Wild Garlic aka Ramsons (Allium ursinum) filling the hedgerows at the moment, along with lovely Stinging Nettle tips (Urtica dioica) I was wondering how I could combine them to make something other than pesto or soup. Rummaging through my cupboards, I chanced on a few choice ingredients, and …
Being a rather full day, I wanted to rustle up a quick lunch, and on my way back from a meeting I gathered a few handfuls of young Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum) and Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) leaves. Thinking of how the French have traditionally served their dandelions, or Pissenlit as …
Spying some pakoras in my local India delicatessen, I pondered on whether Wild Garlic/Ramsons (Allium ursinum) would work as a replacement to the usual spinach. After all, once steamed it does resemble spinach in texture. So using the remainder of the Wild Garlic that I had gathered along with about …
My heart jumps for joy when I see the first shoots of wild garlic (Ramsons) appearing, it calls in the beginning of Spring and finally the return of the sun. There is so much you can do with wild garlic, but this simple wild garlic recipe will have your taste …
Fermented wild garlic allows you to keep your greens ‘fresh’ for many months. However, they are so scrummy that I suspect they won’t last even a few weeks! Nature’s natural probiotics, lactic acid fermented foods have been used by indigenous peoples for millennia. It’s the way we preserved food before the arrival of …
I use the fresh young growth of wild garlic (Allium ursinum). For this recipe, I harvested the leaves in the first week of February, when the flavours explode on your taste buds as the new edible Spring growth starts to emerge from hibernation. A quick, simple wild garlic recipe if …
I know sounds daft, doesn’t it? Surely everyone knows how to make an omelette? Nope, they don’t and certainly not like this one! Wild garlic is so versatile, and whipping up this quick wild snack can be a breeze. You just need the right pan! Wild Garlic Omelette: Ingredients 1 …
Vinegar can be made from literally hundreds of different plants. A never-ending plethora of culinary delights to tickle and tease your senses. So play away. Indulge. Create wonderment from the simple things in life, and it doesn’t get much easier than this wild garlic vinegar recipe. Ingredients 100g wild garlic …
Something to the quality of Land changes when the first shoots of Wild Garlic start sprouting forth. To the novice in the very early stages they can appear indistinguishable from the poisonous Lords and Ladies, also known as Cuckoo-pint…. So gather tenderly, as you would stroke a lover. Stand back, …
I no longer recommend this plant be served to the public. This plant is not for beginners. Never eat raw. Always wear gloves when gathering. Please read these important Safety Notes. The young hogweed leaf stalks and nettle tips are at their peak at the moment with regards the freshest, …
This wild garlic recipe is a great way to preserve the annual wild garlic gluts. I always make it my mission to make a few jars of this puree so I can use it through the year. Preserving this gourmet plant has become something of an annual celebration for me, as …
Combine ramsons/wild garlic (Allium ursinum), or any other wild herb with this homemade goat’s cheese recipe and you can almost imagine you are back in bygone days with village hamlets and horse-drawn ploughs. This wild garlic recipe came as a result of me developing a bit of ‘a thing’ for …
This Wild Garlic recipe (Ramsons) with the grains of salt and the soft oil on top of the fluffy bread is quite simply perfection. This is the basic bread recipe that I use for simple loaves and rolls with other types of flour. I think the texture is better for …
When Wild Garlic (Ramsons) appears you know that Springtime is on its way. The wonderfully mild garlic taste of cooked Wild Garlic makes this quiche recipe a great way to welcome back the return of the sun after many months of Winter. Wild Garlic Quiche Recipe Ingredients Pastry mix 6oz …
If you love hummus and love Wild Garlic also known as Ramsons (Allium ursinum), then you have got to try this Raw Wild Garlic Houmous Recipe. It will have you purring with delight. Wild Garlic Houmous Recipe Ingredients 12 oz of sprouted chickpeas two -three handfuls of sunflower seeds that …
People often ask if the plants in my foraging books grow in their country. You can use the links below to check. All the plants listed are included in my book Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland. Click here to see the difference between the books. Forage …
Modern foraging requires vigilance. Beyond avoiding animal waste, soil health is crucial. Past land use can introduce contaminants like heavy metals and pesticides into our food chain. Understanding local history is vital for safe foraging. In my last essay, I covered the importance of being aware of animal mess. Today, …
I step out, dodge rain showers, and am struck by the high river level. It’s so high that the area where I usually sit, elevated from the river, is submerged. This observation leads me to reflect on the term “climate breakdown.” I now prefer it over “climate change.” It conveys …
Discover over seventy wild food plants you can forage and harvest in July. Availability should only be seen as a rough guide. Variations in climate and location will make a difference to what’s available. Annual seablite – Suaeda maritimaLeaf: Raw, cooked.Stalk: Young, raw, cooked. Ash – Fraxinus excelsiorLeaf: Tea, leaf curd. …
Discover over fifty wild food plants you can forage and harvest in June. Availability should only be seen as a rough guide. Variations in climate and location will make a difference to what’s available. Alexanders – Smyrnium olusatrumFlower: Raw Ash – Fraxinus excelsiorLeaf: Tea Black mustard – Brassica nigraFlower: Raw, cooked Burdock – …
Discover over sixty wild food plants you can forage and harvest in May. Availability should only be seen as a rough guide. Variations in climate and location will make a difference to what’s available. Alexanders – Smyrnium olusatrumFlower: RawLeaf: Raw, cooked Ash – Fraxinus excelsiorSeedpod: Cooked Black mustard – Brassica nigraLeaf: Raw, cooked …
Robin Harford takes you on a forage looking for nine wild greens to include in this Maundy Thursday soup. A contemporary take on a traditional Spring time soup. This recipe does not have any seasoning other than the a bit of salt and the flavours that naturally occur in the …
Discover over forty wild food plants you can forage and harvest in April. Availability should only be seen as a rough guide. Variations in climate and location will make a difference to what’s available. Bramble – Rubus fruticosus agg.Shoots: Raw, cooked Brooklime – Veronica beccabungaLeaf: Cooked Charlock – Sinapis arvensisLeaf: Raw, cooked …
Discover over sixty wild food plants you can forage and harvest in March. Availability should only be seen as a rough guide. Variations in climate and location will make a difference to what’s available. Ash – Fraxinus excelsiorSeed: Raw, cooked Beech – Fagus sylvaticaLeaf: Raw, cooked Birch – Betula pubescensSap: …
Discover over forty wild food plants you can forage and harvest in February. Availability should only be seen as a rough guide. Variations in climate and location will make a difference to what’s available. Alexanders – Smyrnium olusatrumLeaf: Raw, cooked.Leaf stems: Raw, cooked. Ash – Fraxinus excelsiorSeed: Raw, cooked. Bittercress …
Plant Talk is an occasional supplement to the regular Eatweeds podcast, being the first one I decided to just ‘get it out there’. The quality isn’t up to what I would have liked. Please bear with me while I get to grips with this ‘new technology!’ Also, I would love …
I love creating dressings and sauces with beans. They add a delicious flavour and texture. Not forgetting their nutritional value! This wild mustard sauce recipe turned out well and was divine. Well, according to my partner that is. Goes perfect with my Wild Garlic And Cauliflower Cakes recipe. I was originally going …
An interview with Miles Irving, author of the Forager Handbook and creator of The Wild Box, on why we must include humans in our conservation models in order to look after wild spaces. Why foraging is sustainable. How foraging can help feed an ever growing population, and how we can …
Spring has finally sprung. And the young dandelions are bouncing out in bloom. It’s time to try your hand at this super simple dandelion salad recipe. It’s power packed with nourishment. Dandelion greens are extremely high in vitamins A, K, and beta carotene. They are also high in vitamins E, C, …
How I got into plants, or how I came back to plants, really, was that I had a digital publishing company up until 2004. I was working seven days a week, 15-hour days. I didn’t see my daughter grow up. I didn’t see the seasons. And I basically broke down …
The oldest recorded recipe in Britain according to the Centre for Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Wales Institute in Cardiff is one for nettle pudding, consisting of not surprisingly nettle with barley. They claim it to be 8,000 years old! Taking this for inspiration I decided to create …
Three-cornered leek (Allium triquetrum) is everywhere at the moment, and it seems such a shame that so many people walk past it. Instead choosing to buy at great expense regular leeks or spring onions from their local supermarket. Food-miles instead of food-steps. There is much debate as to the qualities of three …