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Lost and foraged: Rediscovering India’s wild ingredients
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Lost and foraged: Rediscovering India’s wild ingredients

Hindustan Times  

Across India, chefs are stepping into the wilderness for ingredients that bring depth and tradition to their menus. “Diners are quite open to foraged foods since the concept isn’t new in India,” says Chef Kunzes Angmo from Ladakh. It’s a tradition that’s always been part of our food culture.” Foraging isn’t limited to exotic ingredients—it includes everyday staples like curry …

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I hiked to the UK’s most remote gastropub and foraged for my own dinner
5 months, 1 week ago

I hiked to the UK’s most remote gastropub and foraged for my own dinner

The Independent  

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Mushrooms foraged in Sweden could help research Chernobyl fallout
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mushrooms foraged in Sweden could help research Chernobyl fallout

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Sweden’s strong foraging culture could help determine how much radioactive fallout remains in the Scandinavian country 38 years after the Chernobyl nuclear explosion. Spots that regularly produce such chanterelles — often called “the gold of the forest mushroom” — are closely guarded family secrets that could cause headaches for researchers who need data points. “It doesn’t have …

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Mushrooms foraged in Sweden could help research Chernobyl radioactive fallout
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mushrooms foraged in Sweden could help research Chernobyl radioactive fallout

The Independent  

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Feast on Yunnan's freshly foraged fungi
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Feast on Yunnan's freshly foraged fungi

China Daily  

Yunnan green head mushrooms with wrinkled peppers. A standout dish is the braised Yunnan green head mushrooms with wrinkled peppers. The mushrooms' gelatinous texture melds perfectly with a rich broth, enhanced by the fresh aroma of the wrinkled peppers and the savory depth of Dali's nuodeng ham. Inspired by Hunan province's stir-fried pork dish, the chef intensifies the lurid bolete's …

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Mum who learned to forage as a hard-up student now charges £250 to teach the skill
2 years, 7 months ago

Mum who learned to forage as a hard-up student now charges £250 to teach the skill

Daily Mail  

A mum-of-three who foraged food from the hedgerows to help make ends meet when she was a hard-up student and a struggling first-time parent has told how she now creates gourmet meals for free. Now a professional foraging instructor charging anywhere from £10 to £250 and living in the village of Scaynes Hill, West Sussex, Iona feeds her her dairy …

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Koren grew these leafy greens in two weeks, and has foraged for edible weeds
2 years, 8 months ago

Koren grew these leafy greens in two weeks, and has foraged for edible weeds

ABC  

When lettuce prices first topped 10 bucks a few weeks back, I flinched — and promptly got planting, confident I'd be eating from my own supply within a fortnight. Nonetheless, it didn't take long to set up one new bed with assorted leafy greens, ensuring I could access a homegrown harvest as supermarket prices soared. But, if you have a …

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Chefs go super-local by foraging for wild plants
5 years, 7 months ago

Chefs go super-local by foraging for wild plants

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Randy King has never been a stranger to filling his table with ingredients from the land. “Foraging for me is something that’s been hugely important my whole life,” King told the Idaho Statesman. In June, before leading members of the American Culinary Federation’s Boise chapter on a foraging tour of the Greenbelt near the Oregon Trail bridge, …

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Why it’s important to recognise multiple food systems in Africa
6 years, 8 months ago

Why it’s important to recognise multiple food systems in Africa

The Independent  

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Beauty and the feast
7 years, 11 months ago

Beauty and the feast

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now people stop to ask what ingredient I’m picking,” says Wross Lawrence who forages …

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Forage for food in Hong Kong’s wild, green spaces
8 years, 8 months ago

Forage for food in Hong Kong’s wild, green spaces

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN Travel’s series often carries sponsorship originating from the countries and regions we profile. “She’s like an encyclopedia,” says Robin Zavou, executive chef at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong. ALEX OGLE/AFP/AFP/Getty Images ‘An abundance’ Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong executive chef Robin Zavou. Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong “It’s about looking at what is around the area and what grows …

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Tim Key: 'We built a fire and foraged for food in a Tesco Metro a 15-minute drive away'
11 years, 9 months ago

Tim Key: 'We built a fire and foraged for food in a Tesco Metro a 15-minute drive away'

The Independent  

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From Rooftops And Abandoned Lots, An Urban Harvest
12 years, 10 months ago

From Rooftops And Abandoned Lots, An Urban Harvest

NPR  

From Rooftops And Abandoned Lots, An Urban Harvest From rooftop apiaries in Paris to a vegetable-and-chicken farm in Philadelphia, agriculture has come to the city. But, you know, we tend to think of urban agriculture - which is the new term for growing food and producing food in cities, you know, that's the new term. So the other thing I …

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