- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Peerage Books; New edition edition (Mar 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1850521050
- ISBN-13: 978-1850521051
- Product Dimensions: 29.4 x 21.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 388,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A unique photographic guide to finding, cooking and eating wild plants, mushrooms and seaweed
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Roger Phillips, creator of Wild Flowers and its bestselling companion volumes, turns his attention and his camera to the wide range of good things to eat from the countryside and seashore. From the multitude of species that are safely edible, he has selected those that are actually attractive and appetizing as food. Beautiful colour photography shows each species growing in the wild - for accurate identification - and prepared as an appealing dish. Well-known wine and food writers such as Jane grigson, Katie Stewart and B.C.A. Turner are among those who have contributed the recipes that accompany Roger Phillips' photographs.
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70 of 71 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a truly interesting book. Now, if "interesting" makes you think of dull, trainspotter-like accumulation of facts, then this is not the nature book for you. It is less of an identification book (something of a problem in the fungus section, maybe) than a guide to what possibilities there are -some bizarre, some sensible - for using plants as food. As such it sits somewhere between the field guides Roger Phillips is known for and the hearty survival guides or Ray Mears and co. It is a gentle book, and firmly rooted in the plant world; Wild Food does not include rabbit stew, crow pie, fricassee of dormouse... An ideal book for a winter's evening, it is also the book to browse before a summer walk. The recipes (Blackberry water ice, blanched sea kale) are straightforward and easy to follow even when the subject is a trifle odd (pickled ash keys), the photography excellent, and there are notes for use rather than full recipes for loads of plants.
60 of 61 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Roger Philips' book taught me and my wife to love the countryside more than ever before. A walk is no longer just a walk; every turn might lead to something for the pot! Well written; great photos; clear identification notes; excellent recipes. It contains all the worthwhile foods and some of the less worthwhile - but at least he warns you in advance if it tastes unreasonably bitter.
82 of 84 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book when I bought my first house back in the mists of the early eighties. The stunning and inventive photography had me pulling my walking boots on and heading out into the wilds of the Pennines to sample my first wild food. The recipes don't disappoint, in all the years I've owned this book I've never had a duff one. The wines are extraordinarily good, and a real treat is a liqueur, Beech Leaf Noyu. So my recommendation is to pull on your boots and get out there and get cooking!
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Fungi Studies
This is an excellent book with colour photographs and concise descriptions. A useful reference for anyone intending to collect fungi from the woods or countryside.
Published 5 months ago by jonah
Food for free
I have had this book since 1988 and I still dip into it especially for the fungii recipies, we haven't poisoned ourselves yet! Read more
Published 7 months ago by Barneys mum
Brilliant!
Really great book for someone who is keen on foraging. Full of inspiring ideas for wild food eating. Read more
Published 11 months ago by S. Wilkie
Hmmm... needs more dog
This is such a practical book - organised by season and giving genuinely workable recipes for wild ingredients. Read more
Published 12 months ago by J. Hellon
Fantastic wild food book
Wild Food by Roger Phillips
This is by far the best book I have read on wild food foraging. Full of large high quality photos, when and where the plants occur with a good... Read more
This is by far the best book I have read on wild food foraging. Full of large high quality photos, when and where the plants occur with a good... Read more
Published 12 months ago by BushcraftLad
An interesting addition to the genre
This book has clearly aroused some controversy. It is a superb collection of recipes for some very unusual edible plants. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Peasant
Wild Food
Roger Phillips' books need little introduction and I doubt I could add anything by way of a review that hasn't already been said. Read more
Published on 2 May 2010 by Triv
yummy stuff...
Well its certainly a good read with many ideas on foraging and receipes that you can then merrily indulge yourself in once you've found it all. Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2010 by N. Henderson
Food for free
This book is a mine of information. Such well described herbs & food for free showing most things in full colour. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2010 by Mrs. J. Ginesi
For botanists and foodies
This is a great reference for wild food. The recipes that I've tried generally work and the range of species covered is very comprehensive. I've recently bought it for a friend.
Published on 14 Dec 2009 by Colman O. Criodain
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