raw and edible

lofthouse31

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Im interested to find out about wild foods in britain that are perfectly fine to be eaten raw.
ie give it a quick rinse and scoff away.
In particular leafs roots flowers and seashore foods.
Thanks for any help
cheers stiggy
 

naylor b

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Theres loads Wild garlic, (if you dont mind bad breath!) black berries, primrose, white mustard, dandelions. The list goes on!!
 

Limaed

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Stiggy
A few good books to help you on your way:

Wild Foods by Roger Philips (Also Wild Flowers of the British Isles)
A Cook on the Wildside by Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall
Food for Free by Richard Maybe

There's usually a section in most good Bushcraft/Survival books too.
Ta Ed
 

spamel

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The most obvious ones would be nuts! Hazel, beech (never found one worth eating though!), walnut if you're lucky, acorns after a bit of preparation. Berries such as blackberries are pretty much obvious to most, but there are others that you will need to look up on. Roots usually need some sort of prep in either cooking or pounding and drying or something complicated like that, so not really something you can just pull up and eat. I suppose carrots and the like you could, not sure how abundant wild carrots are though!

Beech leaves and hawthorn leaves can be eaten straight from the tree when they are young and fresh. Nettles too can be eaten without prep, although your tongue might sting a bit afterwards! Dandelion leaves can also be eaten when they are young and fresh, and ramsons can be eaten, in fact, the leaves, flowers and roots are all edible.
 

sxmolloy

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Cherries are not far from ripe in my area, one of my favourites

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and with just roasting on a fire there are Sweet Chestnuts

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All the best and happy foraging....Stu
 

SOAR

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just got my first bottle cherry brabdy made and in the larder should be ready in 6 months time.
 

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