Edible Wild Plants and Herbs: A compendium of recipes and remedies

Edible Wild Plants and Herbs is a cookbook and field guide to identifying and using foodstuffs from the wild, with almost 400 recipes and illustrations by one of the country's leading botanical artists. It recaptures the harmonious, sustainable way of life of our ancestors by providing knowledge and lore on how to prepare recipes for soups, sauces, main dishes, salads, pickles, jams, sorbets, teas, syrups, and lotions.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2022
Publisher: Grub Street Publishing

This comprehensive guide is a must-have for every aspiring forager, featuring exquisite full-color paintings of over 100 wild plants and herbs, from dandelion and sorrel to sea beet and samphire. Edible Wild Plants and Herbs serves as a captivating cookbook and invaluable field guide, offering a wealth of information on identifying and utilizing foodstuffs from the natural world. With nearly 400 recipes covering a diverse range of plant varieties, accompanied by stunning illustrations drawn from life by a renowned botanical artist, this book showcases the edible parts of plants at their peak harvesting time. Additionally, it includes a seasonal calendar, detailing which plants to seek out at different times of the year, along with insights on their locations and identification.

In the past, the home kitchen played a pivotal role in providing a family with not only their sustenance but also their medicines, cosmetics, wine, pickles, and preserves. Our ancestors were incredibly resourceful and imaginative, deeply connected to nature, and this book aims to recapture their harmonious and sustainable way of life by imparting their knowledge and lore to the modern reader. From soups and sauces to main dishes, salads, pickles, jams, sorbets, and teas, syrups, and lotions, this book offers a diverse range of recipes that showcase the culinary possibilities of wild plants and herbs.

Originally published in 1980 under the title All Good Things Around Us, this book has undergone a complete revision and update, incorporating new recipes and valuable information. Whether you're a seasoned forager or a novice seeking to explore the world of wild edible plants, Edible Wild Plants and Herbs is an essential resource that will inspire and guide you on your culinary journey.

Weight: 1198g
Dimension: 235 x 267 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781911667346