The Forager's Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare Wild Edibles

by Leda Meredith

A field guide/cookbook for foraging enthusiasts

Delicious wild edible plants and mushrooms are abundant throughout North America, not only in the wilderness but in urban areas, too. Learn how to identify, harvest, and eat the tastiest plants in your backyard. Intended as much for the cooking enthusiast as for the survivalist, this book includes recipes that will transform even the most common edible backyard weeds into guest-worthy fare. Even experienced foragers will be impressed with plantain leaf chips that are crisper and tastier than kale chips. Dandelion flowers become wine, Japanese knotweed becomes rhubarb-like compote and tangy sorbet, red clover blossoms give quick bread a delightfully spongy texture and hint of sweetness.

Genres: Cookbooks, Reference, Food, Nonfiction, Gardening, Cooking

287 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 18, 2016

Reviews

[Nicole Reads Romance · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great general reference on foraging, with recipes.

Things I loved:
The how-to-sustainably harvest information for each plant.
Where to look for each plant (meadow/forest/water, etc.)
The recipes - there are aprox. two per plant, with very different cooking methods. Each plant also has a general paragraph on how to cook.

Things I did not love:
Not enough photos of the plants. Only 1 per plant, which is absolutely not enough to rely on. This is not to be used a field guide (also due to size, not at all handy to carry around). A pretty major downside for a foraging book, so the lack of photos makes this a great recipe book, not so much a beginner foraging reference.

[Prawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great information and I really appreciate the recipes. I will have to read a few more foraging books before I feel confident. Sounds dum but as much as the descriptions were helpful, I need a couple more varied photos in one spot (being the book instead of googling) to really understand. Hopefully I can find a book that is a little more helpful to me personally in that sense.

[Paula Shreckhise · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was good for identifying edible plants and has recipes for each plant. Some of the pictures could have been clearer. Good resource book!

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

a great review of some common and mostly invasive species - i did like their recipes and their details including season and sites for harvesting.

[Rebecca Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like that there are clear pictures and identifying help. The recipes sound good too!