Leaves used for BBQ'ing and baking.

[Leigh Robinson]

Hi,

What are peoples experience of using leaves instead of tinfoil for baking things like fish? I think I remember dock, or burdock leaaf was good but also remember that one contains salysilic (spl?) acid so not so good?

I am thinking of having a go with sweet chestnut. Not horse chestnut as its probably poisonous?

I am guessing other leaves, if they are edible are also good. Such as beech, lime etc?

Is there anything else or other plant alternatives?

 

[colly]

we did a 'wild food' day with Bushcraft magazine last Sunday.
part of it was a pit where the meat was wrapped in Horseradish leaves for flavour and then wrapped in Burdock it worked really well.

 

[Bushwhacker]

I know I've mentioned it a couple of times already, but corn/maize husks really do lend theirselves to such a task, especially fish.

 

[singteck]

In this part of the world, banana leaf is used all the time. Thought this info is not much use to you.

Lotus leaf is good for steaming.

singteck