Welcome to the summary page for FabulousFusionFood's Cook's Guide entry for Gorse along with all the Gorse containing recipes presented on this site, with 5 recipes in total.

This is a continuation of an entire series of pages that will, I hope, allow my visitors to better navigate this site. As well as displaying recipes by name, country and region of origin I am now planning a whole series of pages where recipes can be located by meal type and main ingredient. This page gives a listing of all the Gorse recipes added to this site.

These recipes, all contain Gorse as a major wild food ingredient.

Gorse (Ulex europaeus) [also known as Furze] is a thorny plant that makes a beautiful backdrop to the moors and uplands of Britain as it burst into intense yellow bloom every spring. the plant is sometimes called the "Farmer's Friend" as it's bushy habit and thorns make it very difficult for any animal to penetrate a gorse thicket. Its branches are also used as temporary fixes for holes in fencing or hedges.

You might think that the plant doesn't offer very much for the forager after wild foods. However, the plant's flowers are intensely flavoured and make a colourful (and tasty) accompaniment to any spring-time salad. Just be careful how you pick them!