Leaves instead of tinfoil?

[anthonyyy]

What leaves can you use instead of aluminium foil for cooking? Can you use doc leaves, for example, to wrap fish in?

 

[dave k]

HI,

yes. Not sure about dock leaves though, but I've barbacue'd a fair few items wrapped up in banana leaves before.

 

[anthonyyy]

I've barbacue'd a fair few items wrapped up in banana leaves before.

I was looking for something closer to home

 

[sharp88]

yeah burdock perhaps :S iv always thought about this myself, but never tried it.

 

[torjusg]

Soaked birch bark can be used.

 

[anthonyyy]

Soaked birch bark can be used.

Nice idea, but there is so little birch around here that it wouldent be right to use it.

Burdock:
man from Wiki says:“. Burrs cause local irritation and can possibly cause intestinal hairballs in pets”

 

[Eric_Methven]

If it's just for practicing camp cookery, buy a loose leaf cabbage from the supermarket before you go. Wrap the food in the cabbage leaves to do you experimenting and getting the technique right and while you're sitting at home between forays, research which wild leaves are and are not useable. Then when you know what you can use from the field, you'll already be proficient with the technique.

Eric

 

[Rob]

If it's just for practicing camp cookery, buy a loose leaf cabbage from the supermarket before you go. Wrap the food in the cabbage leaves to do you experimenting and getting the technique right and while you're sitting at home between forays, research which wild leaves are and are not useable. Then when you know what you can use from the field, you'll already be proficient with the technique.

Eric

Superb!!!!! More cabbages and less tinfoil. Got to be a good thing.

Have some rep :You_Rock_

 

[anthonyyy]

. Wrap the food in the cabbage leaves to do you experimenting and getting the technique right... when you know what you can use from the field, you'll already be proficient with the technique.

Eric

Sensible idea

 

[xylaria]

May be the bigger leaves on sorrel. Sorrel tastes nice with strong tasting rich fish. Comfey and borage has big not bitter leaves, the hairs should burn off in the fire. Comfey used to be a food plant until it was found out it is a bit carcongenic. I have seen RM use horseradish and burdock. He warms the leaves on the fire to soften them. Sheep sorrel also might have some possiblies.

 

[BushTucker]

Dockleaves are good for use instead of tin foil, done many times and still alive, i think....

 

[BushTucker]

Sorry, forgot this bit..

Use nettle string to tie it up and hold it all together

 

[Toddy]

Any of the mallow leaves are good, as are blackcurrant, raspberry and their like.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[stuart f]

Another leave you could try is Butterbur (Petasites hybridus) as tradition has it they were used for wrapping up butter. The leaves are quite big,reaching as much as 50cm.

 

[jasons]

What leaves can you use instead of aluminium foil for cooking? Can you use doc leaves, for example, to wrap fish in?

good thread :You_Rock_

 

[Greg]

I have six long leaved palm trees in my back garden (I don't know the name of the tree, they were here when I bought the house!) Does anyone know if it would be safe to use these for wrapping food and cook with?

 

[hanzo]

Ti leaves, banana leaves and lotus leaves work great! Makes the food taste better too.