Welcome to the Celtnet Guide to Wild Foods Beginning with 'J'

Wild Food Guide — 'J'



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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 'J' and includes both common and scientific names.

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Example Entry

Below, you will find an example wild food entry produced randomly from our database:

Wild Food Entry For: Sea Lettuce

This is the description page for Sea Lettuce (Ulva lactuca) 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: Sea Lettuce.

sea lettuce

Sea Lettuce, (also known as Green Laver), Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, is an edible seaweed of the family Ulvaceae that is commonly found attached to rock pools around the British coast. Out of the water the seaweed looks like a rather slimy lime-green mass (above, left) but in the water the alga actually does look very much like young lettuce leaves.

It can be eaten raw or can be cooked in stews and soups. They can also be made into a fritter by chopping finely, boiling for half an hour, mixing with grated cheese and oatmeal before forming into patties and frying.


Recipes Utilizing Sea Lettuce

Scurvy Grass, Sea Lettuce and Limpet Stew
Sea Lettuce Risotto
Sea Lettuce Soup
Sea Lettuce Risotto
Sea Lettuce Corn Bread
Sea Vegetable Soup
Seaweed Seasoning
Moules Marinière with Green Laver and Pepper Dulse


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