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Wood Avens (Herb Bennet)

Wood Avens, or herb bennet, is a woodland member of the rose family (Rosaceae). Curiously, the plant’s Latin name urbanum means ‘city dweller’ which is where this wild flower of hedges and woods was also once found. The generic name Geum derives from the Greek geno meaning an agreeable fragrance. …

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Wild Greens With Spiced Tahini Rice

I’ve been on tour teaching foraging courses in Edinburgh and York, and return to Devon knackered. I don’t feel like spending hours in my friend’s kitchen. I live nowhere, even if that is hard for folk to get their head around in this modern world. As a result I quickly …

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Crispy Wood Avens Leaves

A wood avens (Geum urbanum) recipe that makes a wonderful alternative to ‘crispy seaweed’ that you often get served in high street Chinese restaurants. I made this one to simply be crispy, but if you’d like sweetness then sprinkle a little sugar over the dish just before serving. Wood Avens …

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