FabulousFusionFood's Wild Food based recipes Home Page
A basket full of edible wild plants.
Welcome to the summary page for FabulousFusionFood's guide to wild edible foods. As this recipe site has grown it has become necessary to split out and make more readily accessible various sub-sections of the site. This page links to all the recipes that use wild edible foods as a basis or an ingredient. This, in the main covers land plants, though there are sections for seaweeds and mushrooms/fungi as well.
All plants we eat were wild at some point, it's just that through selection and breeding they've been adapted by humans to be less bitter, less toxic, be bigger or have larger fruit or tubers or grains. So we have the foresight of our ancestors to thank for everything we eat. However, we tend to farm and eat only a very narrow range of plants. Some of these have wild relatives, parts of which are edible, but there are hundreds of plants that simply were not improved by humans... but they are still edible in their wild state. Of course, if you are selecting a wild plant to consume then you must be absolutely certain that you have recognised the plant correctly. Do not rely on a single source of information to recognise the plant and always take a good field guide with you. If you are not certain of your identification then do not pick the plant. Also always get the landowner's permission to pick any plants unless they are on public ground. Collect responsibly, do not take everything and leave the majority of the plants behind to grow and flower. Do not uproot plants unless they are classed as weeds and are in need of clearing.
For the most part, the wild foods presented here are British natives, though there are some garden escapees included where they are relatively common. Soon I am now starting to add plants for urban foragers. Enjoy...
All plants we eat were wild at some point, it's just that through selection and breeding they've been adapted by humans to be less bitter, less toxic, be bigger or have larger fruit or tubers or grains. So we have the foresight of our ancestors to thank for everything we eat. However, we tend to farm and eat only a very narrow range of plants. Some of these have wild relatives, parts of which are edible, but there are hundreds of plants that simply were not improved by humans... but they are still edible in their wild state. Of course, if you are selecting a wild plant to consume then you must be absolutely certain that you have recognised the plant correctly. Do not rely on a single source of information to recognise the plant and always take a good field guide with you. If you are not certain of your identification then do not pick the plant. Also always get the landowner's permission to pick any plants unless they are on public ground. Collect responsibly, do not take everything and leave the majority of the plants behind to grow and flower. Do not uproot plants unless they are classed as weeds and are in need of clearing.
For the most part, the wild foods presented here are British natives, though there are some garden escapees included where they are relatively common. Soon I am now starting to add plants for urban foragers. Enjoy...
Edible Wild Foods
Below is a table listing and giving links to all the wild foods listed on this site. Note however, that mushrooms and fungi and seaweed are excluded as they have their own pages.| Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) | Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) | Ladys Smock (Cardamine pratensis) | Sea Sandwort (Honckenya peploides) |
| Alpine Dock (Rumex alpinus) | Cowslips (Primula veris) | Lamb's Lettuce (Valerianella locusta) | Sea Spray (Suaeda maritima) |
| Apple Trees (Malus spp) | Creeping Bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides) | Land Cress (Barbarea verna) | Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) |
| Arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia) | Crow Garlic (Allium vineale) | Large Bittercress (Cardamine amara) | Sessile Oak (Quercus robur) |
| Beech (Fagus sylvatica) | Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum) | Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) | Sheep's Sorrel (Rumex acetosella) |
| Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) | Curled Dock (Rumex crispus) | Linden (Tilia x europaea) | Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) |
| Birch (Betula pendula) | Damson (Prunus insititia) | Low Mallow (Malva pusilla) | Silverweed (Argentina anserina) |
| Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) | Dandelion (Common) (Taraxacum officinale) | Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis) | Sow Thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) |
| Bisort (Polygonum bistorta) | Dewberry (Rubus caesius) | Marsh Mallow (Althaea officinalis) | Spignel (Meum athamanticum) |
| Black Mustard (Rhamphospermum nigrum) | Dog Rose (Rosa canina) | Marsh Samphire (Salicornia europea) | Spruce (Picea spp) |
| Black Stone Flower (Scientific Name: Parmotrema perlatum) | Dwarf Mallow (Malva neglecta) | Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) | Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) |
| Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) | Dwarf Thistle (Cirsium acaulon) | Medlar (Mespilus germanica) | Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica) |
| Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) | Elder (Sambucus nigra) | Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) | Stork's Bill (Erodium cicutarium) |
| Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris) | European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) | Musk Mallow (Malva moschata) | Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) |
| Bog Myrtle (Myrica gale) | European Pellitory (Achillea ptarmica) | Nipplewort (Lapsana communis) | Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata) |
| Borage (Borago officinalis) | Fat Hen (Chenopodium album) | Northern Bedstraw (Galium boreale) | Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus) |
| Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) | Field Mustard (Brassica rapa) | Oregon Grape (Mahonia spp) | Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) |
| Burdock (Arctium minus) | Galingale (Cyperus longus) | Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) | Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum) |
| Caraway (Carum carvi) | Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) | Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) | Three-cornered Leeks (Allium triquetrum) |
| Chickweed (Stellaria media) | Good King Henry (Chenopodium bonus-henricus) | Parsley Piert (Aphanes arvensis) | Water Avens (Geum rivale) |
| Chicory (Cichorium intybus) | Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa) | Pennywort (Umbilicus rupestris) | Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) |
| Chives (Wild) (Allium schoenoprasum) | Goosegrass (Galium aparine) | Pignut (Conopodium majus) | Water Pepper (Persicaria hydropiper) |
| Cleavers (Galium tricornutum) | Gorse (Ulex europaeus) | Pineappleweed (Matricaria discoidea) | Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) |
| Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus) | Greater Plantain (Plantago major) | Primrose (Primula vulgaris) | Wavy Bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa) |
| Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) | Greengage (Prunus domestica subspecies italica) | Purple Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) | Welsh Poppy (Papaver cambricum) |
| Common Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) | Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria) | Ramsons (Allium ursinum) | White Clover (Trifolium repens) |
| Common Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) | Rapeseed (Brassica napus) | White Deadnettle (Lamium album) |
| Common Broom (Cytisus scoparius) | Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus) | Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) | Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) |
| Common Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) | Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) | Red Deadnettle (Lamium purpureum) | Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris) |
| Common Daisy (Bellis perennis) | Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) | Reedmace (Typha latifolia) | Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) |
| Common Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) | Hazel (Corylus avellana) | Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) | Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) |
| Common Field Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) | Heartsease (Viola tricolor) | Rock Samphire (Crithmum maritimum) | Wild Chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris) |
| Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) | Heather (Calluna vulgaris) | Rosebay Willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium) | Wild Leeks (Allium ampeloprasum) |
| Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris) | Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale) | Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) | Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) |
| Common Orache (Atriplex patula) | Henbit Deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule) | Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis) | Wild Plum (Prunus domestica subspecies insititia) |
| Common Polypody (Polypodium vulgare) | Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) | Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa) | Wild Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) |
| Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) | Hop Plant (Humulus lupulus) | Scots Lovage (Ligusticum scoticum) | Wild Rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) |
| Common Reed (Phragmites australis) | Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) | Sea Arrowgrass (Triglochin maritima) | Wild Service Berries (Sorbus torminalis) |
| Common Scurvy-grass (Cochlearia officinalis) | Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) | Sea Aster (Aster tripolium) | Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) |
| Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa) | Italian Stone Pine (Pinus pinea) | Sea Beet (Beta vulgaris maritima) | Wild Thyme (Thymus serpyllum) |
| Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) | Ivy-leaved Toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis) | Sea Kale (Crambe maritima) | Wood Avens (Geum urbanum) |
| Common Wood Sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) | Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) | Sea Purslane (Halimione portulacoides) | Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) |
| Corn Mint (Mentha arvensis) | Juniper (Juniperus communis) | Sea Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritima) | |
| Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas) | Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum) | Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima) |
The alphabetical list of all wild food-based recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 1001 recipes in total:
Page 1 of 11
| A Messe of Greens Origin: Britain | Apple and Mint Jelly Origin: Britain | Beef with Wild Mushrooms Origin: Britain |
| Acorn and Hazelnut Pap Origin: Ancient | Apple and Whitebeam Berry Pie Origin: Ireland | Beefsteak Mushroom and Hen of the Woods Risotto Origin: British |
| Acorn Cakes Origin: Britain | Apple and Wild Service Berry Pie Origin: Ireland | Beetroot and Celeriac with Pickled Blackberries Origin: Britain |
| Acorn Coffee Origin: Ancient | Apple Muffins with Ground Ivy Origin: Denmark | Beetroot and Cranberry Cupcakes Origin: Britain |
| Acorn Coffee Origin: Britain | Apple Pasty Origin: England | Beetroot Relish Origin: Britain |
| Acorn Flour Origin: Britain | Apple Tart Spiced with Herb Bennet Root Origin: Britain | Betas et Polypodiae (Beetroot and Polypody Root) Origin: Roman |
| Acorn Flour Biscuits Origin: American | Arni Gemisto me Horta ke Feta (Leg of Lamb Stuffed with Greens and Feta) Origin: Greece | Bilberry 'Mucky Mouth' Tart Origin: Britain |
| Acorn Flour Pancakes Origin: Britain | Arrowhead Tuber Mash Origin: Britain | Bilberry Cheese Tart Origin: Britain |
| Acorn Pan Bread Origin: Ancient | Ash Guznh Mazndrana (Mazandarani Style Nettle Soup) Origin: Iran | Birch Sap and Cleavers Risotto Origin: Britain |
| Acorn Tortillas Origin: American | Asparagus Frittata Origin: Britain | Bird Cherry Flour Origin: Britain |
| Air Fryer Blackberry-topped Almond Sponge with Blackberry Compote Origin: Britain | Astelpajusorbee (Sea-buckthorn Sorbet) Origin: Estonia | Bird Cherry Flour Bread Origin: France |
| Air-fryer Blackberry Pie Origin: Britain | Autumn Tart Origin: Britain | Bird Cherry Flour Pancakes Origin: Britain |
| Akume with Ademe Sauce Origin: Togo | Béchamel Sauce Origin: France | Bird Cherry Juice Origin: Britain |
| Alaskan Spruce Tip Syrup Origin: Britain | Börek Sauvage (Wild Greens Börek) Origin: France | Bird Cherry Syrup Bavarois Origin: Britain |
| Alexanders Chutney Origin: Britain | Bakeapple Chicken Curry Origin: Canada | Bisort Bolognese Origin: Fusion |
| Alexanders Floret Gratin Origin: Britain | Bakeapple Jam Origin: Canada | Blåbärssirap (Bilberry Syrup) Origin: Sweden |
| Alexanders Soup Origin: Britain | Baked Pineappleweed Custard Origin: Britain | Bláberjasíróp (Bilberry Syrup) Origin: Iceland |
| Aliter Assaturas (Another Sauce for Roast Meat) Origin: Roman | Baked Salsify Origin: Britain | Blåbærsirup (Bilberry Syrup) Origin: Norway |
| Aliter Fungi Farnei (Tree Mushrooms, Another Way) Origin: Roman | Bara Ceirch Lafwr Sych (Dried Laver Oatcakes) Origin: Welsh | Black Fungus Okra Soup Origin: Nigeria |
| Aliter in Apro (Wild Boar, Another Way) Origin: Roman | Bara Lawr (Laver Bread) Origin: Welsh | Black Mustard Flowers, Mushroom and Seaweed Soup Origin: Britain |
| Aliter in Apro II (Wild Boar, Another Way II) Origin: Roman | Barbecue Sauce Origin: American | Black Mustard Leaves, Tricorn Leek and Millet Origin: Fusion |
| Aliter in Apro III (Wild Boar, Another Way III) Origin: Roman | Barbecued Spiral Wrack Capers Origin: Britain | Blackberry and Almond Cake Origin: Britain |
| Aliter In Aprum Assum Iura Ferventia Facies Sic (Hot Sauce for Roast Wild Boar, Another Way) Origin: Roman | Barberry Marmalade Origin: Britain | Blackberry and Meadowsweet Custard Pasty Origin: Britain |
| Aliter Ius Frigidum in Aprum Elixum (Cold Sauce for Boiled Wild Boar, Another Way) Origin: Roman | Barnee Fryit (Fried Limpets) Origin: Manx | Blackberry Batter Origin: Britain |
| Aliter tisanam (Barley Soup, Another Way) Origin: Roman | Batter-fried Dryad's Saddle Origin: Britain | Blackberry Bavarois Origin: Britain |
| Aliter Tubera (Truffles, Another Way) Origin: Roman | Battered Dandelion Flowers Origin: Britain | Blackberry Cordial Origin: British |
| Aliter Tubera II (Truffles, Another Way II) Origin: Roman | Bavaroise (Bavarian Tea) Origin: France | Blackberry Granita Origin: Britain |
| Aliter Tubera III (Truffles, Another Way III) Origin: Roman | Bean and Wild Mushroom Stew Origin: Britain | Blackberry Jam Origin: Britain |
| Aliter Tubera IV (Truffles, Another Way IV) Origin: Roman | Beech Mast Oil Origin: Britain | Blackberry Jelly Origin: British |
| Aliter Tubera V (Truffles, Another Way V) Origin: Roman | Beech Nut Muffins Origin: Britain | Blackberry Muffins Origin: Britain |
| Alpine Dock and Spruce Tip Crumble Origin: Britain | Beech-nut Flour Origin: Britain | Blackberry Panna Cotta Origin: Italy |
| Amêijoas na Cataplana (Steamed Clams and Sausage in Tomato Sauce) Origin: Portugal | Beef and Mushroom Tshoem Origin: Bhutan | Blackberry Smoothie Origin: American |
| Apache Acorn Cakes Origin: America | Beef in Bistort Leaves Origin: Britain | |
| Apple and Blackberry Pasty Origin: England | Beef Pockets Stuffed with Wild Mushrooms Origin: Scotland |
Page 1 of 11