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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 'U' and includes both common and scientific names.
 Ulva compressa Linnaeus |
Ulva lactuca |
Umbilicus rupestris |
| Urtica dioica |
Below, you will find an example wild food entry produced randomly from our database:
Wild Food Entry For: JuniperThis is the description page for Juniper (Juniperus communis) 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: Juniper.  The Common Juniper Juniperus communis is a large woody shrub and a member of the Cupressaceae (cypress) family of conifers. It is found in sub-artic and temperate zones thoughout the Northern Hemisphere and is knon in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The Common Juniper bears needle-like leaves arranged in whorls of three and it's dioecious, with separate male and female plants. Like all conifers it bears seed cones, but these are spherical and berry-like, green ripening in 18 months to purple-black with a blue waxy coating. The astringent blue-black seed cones, known colloquially as 'juniper berries' are usually sold dried and used to flavour meats, sauces, and stuffings. They are generally crushed before use to release their flavour. These cones are also an essential ingredient in the making of gin. It's also possible to use the berries, when roasted, to make a coffee substitute. A flour can also be made from the roasted berries which can be baked into cakes (though these need both sugar/honey and salt added to the mixture to conunteract the bitterness of the berries. Recipes Utilizing Juniper Game Terrine |
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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