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

Wild Food Guide — 'Q'



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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 'Q' 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 Purslane

This is the description page for Sea Purslane (Halimione portulacoides) 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 Purslane.

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Sea Purslane, Halimione portulacoides, is a halophytic (salt-loving) shrub and a member of the Amaranthaceae (Amaranth) family. The plant is is a small greyish-green shrub (growing to about 75cm tall) widely distributed in temperate Eurasia and parts of Africa. It is generally found in saltmarshes and coastal dunes and is usually flooded at hight tide.

It is an evergreen, and in northern temperate climates it flowers from July to September. The flowers are monoecious and are pollinated by wind. The silvery leaves of this plant indicate adaption for drought tolerance. The leaves of the plant are edible and can either be eaten raw in salads or they can be gently steamed. The leaves are thick and succulent with a crunchy texture and a natural saltiness.


Recipes Utilizing Sea Purslane

Risotto of Sea Purslane and Crab
Spring Salad with Wild Mushroom Potato Cakes
Mixed Wild Greens with Poppy Seed Dressing
Seared Scallops with Sea Purslane and Grapes
Scallops with Seashore Vegetables
Sea Purslane Greens
Pickled Sea Purslane
Pickled Sea Purslane II


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