Eatweeds wild food foraging guide to Britain and Northern Europe

Eatweeds foraging guide

A Simple Dandelion Salad Recipe

A quick a delicious dandelion salad recipe you can knock up in the kitchen in less than 15 minutes. Healthy, fast food! Dandelion Salad … Continue

The Traditional and Modern Uses of Field Bindweed

Scientific name Convolvulus arvensis Family Convolvulaceae Photo identification Reliable resources for accurate botanical photo identification of field bindweed. Habitat and distribution Cultivated land, dunes, … Continue

Pickled Sea Sandwort

If you listen to some authors of wild food cookbooks regarding Sea Sandwort recipes (Honckenya peploides), you’d be forgiven for never wanting to try … Continue

Sea Aster & Monkfish

Sea aster (Aster trillium) is an extraordinary estuary wild vegetable. Waitrose last year tried selling it in their stores but it no longer appears on their … Continue

Foraging and the law

The right to forage has been enshrined in British law since at least the 13th century. See Daniel Butler’s excellent article on the legalities … Continue

Mugwort Jelly Recipe

This mugwort jelly recipe will have you purring with delight. Perfect as an accompaniment with lamb, duck or other fatty meats. Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) … Continue

Blackberry or bramble jelly recipe

Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) jelly is an incredible taste sensation. Smeared liberally on hot toast with lashings of butter, the flavour is sinfully delicious. This … Continue

Black mustard vinegar

Home > Plants > Black mustard The various wild mustard have gone from luscious spicy leaves, to wasabi biting flowers and now over to … Continue

Sea Arrowgrass & Lemon Soup

IMPORTANT: Since this post was published, new information has come to light on the safety of eating sea arrowgrass. I’ve recently got into blending … Continue

Sugar free wild cherry nectar

The wild cherries are literally dripping from the trees this year. As I gather armfuls of them to concoct into this delicious Sobriety Drink the juice streamed down my arms to the point … Continue

Rose Petal Honey

I’m in love with roses at the moment. I just can’t contain myself. I’m sniffing as many as I can, creating rose flavoured concoctions … Continue

Smashing Samphire Guacamole

I don’t like using electrical kitchen equipment at the best of times. Far too much washing up for one thing, so having just purchased … Continue