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...

This page is a continuation of the list of wild food-based recipes held on the FabulousFusionFood site. If you are specifically looking for this site's list of and guide to wild foods then please go back to the First Page of the Wild Food Recipes entry on this site.