Cooking with Wild Foods Foraging 101 C
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hristopher Nyerges, of Pasadena, California, author of Guide to Wild Food and Useful
Plants and Foraging California, has spent 40 years teaching others to fi nd free food safely as part of an ongoing curriculum (SchoolOfSelf-Reliance. com). He knows, “Wherever you live, common weeds and native plants can supplement food on the table.” He particularly likes to use acorns as a food extender, grinding them into a powder and mixing it 50/50 with fl our to make bread and pancakes. For greens, he likes lamb’s quarters (Chenopodium album), a weed that crowds out native plants, but is easily found, nutritious and versatile. He uses the leaves like spinach and adds the seeds to soup or bread batter. He likens it to quinoa. Nyerges characterizes himself as a lazy gardener. “Forget having a
traditional lawn. Grow food, not grass,” he says. “I like plants that take care of themselves and then of me.” Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) and New Zealand spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides) are good edible ground covers. Purslane leaves add a lemon- pepper crunch. “If the neighbors complain, plant some nasturtiums— they’re pretty and good to eat, too,” he notes. Varieties of cactus, like the prickly pear, are also edible; remove the thorns and cook the pads with tofu or eggs.
“I’m all for using technology, but
know how to get by without it, too,” Nyerges advises. “There’s no such thing as total self-suffi ciency. What we can be is self-reliant and knowledgeable users. Begin by learning and applying one thing.” He’s found, “There aren’t directions to follow; the path to self- reliance is different for each person.”
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Get permission before picking on private property.
Make sure no chemical fertilizers or pesticides were used.
It’s easy to mistake a poisonous lookalike for an edible plant.
Learn to identify both before picking.
Skip the mushrooms at fi rst— learn from an experienced mushroomer before going solo.
Always taste-test at home; the woods are not the place to cope with a surprise allergic reaction.
Make a day of it. Enjoy the outdoors, learn more about native plants and invite kindred spirits along on the hunt.
Source: Adapted from
PantryParatus.com.
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