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Welcome to the Celtnet guide to wild foods. As this recipe site has grown it has become obvious that to allow people to replicate some of the more ancient recipes on this site (especially from the Ancient, Roman and Medieval periods it is necessary to list modern alternatives but also to produce a guide so that the curious can find the original (often wild) ingredients for themselves. These pages are an attempt at bringing all these potentially useful and often forgotten wild foods together into one place. To use this guide simply click on the first letter of your term above or below. Alternativey why not just browse through the terms. You may well find something that surprises you! This page covers wild foods beginning with the letter 'F' and includes both common and scientific names. |
Below, you will find an example wild food entry produced randomly from our database:
Wild Food Entry For: PennywortThis is the description page for Pennywort (Umbilicus rupestris) and includes a description as well as an image, if available and a selection of recipes from this site that relates to the wild foodstuff: Pennywort.  Pennywort, Umbilicus rupestris, (also known as Navelwort) is a perrennial succulent flowering plant in the Crassulaceae (stonecrop) family. The leaves are round and have an indentation in the middle (hence the name 'navelwort') and is found growing on walls and in damp rocky crevices. It is native to southern and western Europe and produces spikes of bell-shaped flowers that can grow from 6–7cm in height. The leaves are very succulent and tender and have a pleasant flavour. They are a very useful salad vegetable, but should only be picked when green and where they grow in profusion. Recipes Utilizing Pennywort Grey Mullet with Wild Sea Beet |
You can also use the search box below to find the wild food of your choice. You can use the common name or the scientific name or any text you choose:
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