Sunday, October 3, 2010
By Mike on Sunday, October 3, 2010, 22:35
'... can be used to make a substitute for coffee' - if (like me) you're a reader of books about foraging, wild food and bushcraft, you'll have seen this phrase applied to an assortment of different things.
So it's possible to make fake coffee - OK, but how good is it? - let's find out.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
By Mike on Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 14:29
Urban foraging in the historic market town of Wymondham, Norfolk, I found a number of street-planted Whitebeam trees, heavy with loads of really plump fruits.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
By Mike on Sunday, September 26, 2010, 20:07
If you're lucky enough to find a patch of these mushrooms, you're in for a treat. Shaggy Inkcaps are delicious, but are so delicate and ephemeral, you'll need to pick and cook them straight away.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
By Mike on Saturday, September 4, 2010, 20:47
In a grassy pasture at West Dean, Sussex, we found a giant puffball...
By Mike on Saturday, September 4, 2010, 13:35
We went to a Tomato Festival at West Dean. Arriving early, we were one of the first few cars in the parking field and we found some fantastic horse mushrooms.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
By Mike on Saturday, August 28, 2010, 13:53
My partiality for wild foods is especially stimulated when I travel and enjoy the opportunity to find new things to eat. This year, we spent a week in the Highlands of Scotland
Friday, August 27, 2010
By Mike on Friday, August 27, 2010, 22:06
August 2010 - It may look pretty unpromising - and the common name ('floating gutweed') even worse, but this common seaweed - found mainly in rock pools toward the high tide mark - is edible and tasty.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
By Mike on Thursday, August 26, 2010, 23:47
While enjoying a sunny day on the beach at a sandy bay in Gairloch, on holiday in the Highlands of Scotland, we stumbled upon some cockles completely by accident.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
By Mike on Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 22:31
In a previous article, I speculated that it might be possible to cook limpets long and slow, to tenderise them - my holiday in the Highlands of Scotland in August 2010 offered the perfect opportunity to test this hypothesis.
By Mike on Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 22:31
During a very productive foraging walk in Flowerdale Forest, Wester Ross, in a damp and shady wooded area, we came across a number of blackcurrant bushes in full fruit.
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