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Wild foods

Wild Asparagus

Wild asparagus is uncultivated asparagus that grows on its own in the wild. There are many different varieties of Wild Asparagus in Europe and North America. The stalks of the different varieties vary in size from as thick as pen to twice that size. The top of the stalks are different from those of garden…

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Wild Fennel Pollen

Wild fennel pollen is pollen from wild fennel that is used as a garnish. It is pale green and slightly crunchy, with a delicate fragrance and a flavour of mild anise that is also mildly sweet. Wild fennel looks something like dill, in that it has the same type of feathery leaves, and tiny yellow…

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Wild Foods Day

Alaska wild berries

The 28th of October is Wild Foods Day. Some conservation areas and wild life parks offer field trips and later show you how to prepare what you’ve found.

Wild Garlic

Wild garlic is a perennial European herb that grows from a very small bulb. It has a chive-like taste, only stronger and with a hint of garlic. The smell, though, is more clearly that of garlic. It is not cultivated, but rather gathered from the wild, where the plants will spread out to cover wide…

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Wild Oregano

The wild oregano usually referred to by cooks is not the same as various plants called “wild oregano” in North America. It is the herb whose scientific name is “Origanum syriacum”, aka “Origanum maru.” It is a perennial, though it is not cold hardy and can’t stand frost. It grows 1 to 2 feet (30…

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Wild Rice

Wild rice in basket

Wild rice, in the sense that North Americans know it, is not a true rice. It’s actually the seed of an annual water grass (Zizania aquatica) which is native to North America.

Wild Strawberries

Wild strawberries are perennial plants, growing in cleared areas. The plants grow up to 6 inches (15 cm) tall, spreading out to cover an area 2 feet (60 cm) wide. The leaves grow up to 1 1/2 inches (4 cm) long. They are divided into 3 “fingers” with serrated edges. The point at the end…

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