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Wild Food: A Complete Guide for Foragers Paperback – 5 Oct. 2007

by Roger Phillips (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars 944 ratings
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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  1. Print length
    160 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pan Books
  4. Publication date
    5 Oct. 2007
  5. Reading age
    18 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    21.5 x 1.1 x 29.2 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    0330280694
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0330280693
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About the Author

In 1975 Roger Phillips began his life’s major work of photographing and publishing pictures of the world’s garden plants. He set out to develop an encyclopedic collection of books to show the difference between plants as diverse as mosses, roses and annuals. His first book, Wild Flowers of Britain (1977), was a huge success, selling 400,000 copies in the first year. He since wrote over thirty additional volumes (often with his co-author Martyn Rix) selling over 6 million copies worldwide.

Roger has written and presented two major six-part TV series on gardening (BBC & Channel 4). Famed for his ebullient personality and garish red glasses, he was a well-recognised figure in the world of gardening. He received an MBE for his work on London’s garden squares. Roger Phillips died in November 2021.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pan Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 5 Oct. 2007
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ New Edition
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0330280694
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0330280693
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 695 g
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.5 x 1.1 x 29.2 cm
  • Best Sellers Rank: 272,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 944 ratings

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4.6 out of 5 stars
944 global ratings

Customers say

Customers find this foraging guide comprehensive, with detailed descriptions and many wonderful recipes. The book is visually appealing with stunning pictures, and customers find it easy to understand and worth the money. However, the picture quality receives mixed reviews, with some customers praising the photos while others find them poor. The identification accuracy also gets mixed feedback, with one customer finding it helpful for identifying wild foods while another considers it useless for this purpose.

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32 customers mention ‘Information content’24 positive8 negative

Customers find the book informative, with detailed descriptions of foraging foods, and one customer specifically mentions interesting information about common weeds.

"Bought as a present for a mate. He loved it and says it is very informative." Read more

"Beautiful book-fantastic images and information. Perfect for the forager!" Read more

"...Photos are very poor. I mean, VERY poor. Out of focus, not detailed enough, shaded and dark...." Read more

"A slight superficial damage but great content." Read more

24 customers mention ‘Recipes’20 positive4 negative

Customers enjoy the recipes in the book, with one noting the lovely balance between foraging information and cooking instructions.

"...much foraging I'll actually do but worth buying for the photos and recipes which are adaptable to what you might already have in the fridge!..." Read more

"Lots of recipes and evocative rural and sea location photography.Makes you want to get out there and start foraging!" Read more

"...Great information, great photos and some great recipes that I shall definitely be adding to my repertoire." Read more

"Whilst the book does indeed have many interesting recipes, it does rely on a certain amount of plant knowledge as the photographs are not always..." Read more

10 customers mention ‘Foraging guide’7 positive3 negative

Customers find the foraging guide helpful, with one mentioning it provides guidance for UK foraging and another noting it's good for learning how to cook wild food.

"Great book, lots to learn and lots . Of recipes" Read more

"A great foraging guide with fantastic photographs and recipes" Read more

"...this book is not a guide to foraging. If you are looking for identification guidance and clear pictures, this book is not for you. -..." Read more

"Nice size and quality of book. Lovely photographs and great. Guidance for uk foraging" Read more

9 customers mention ‘Value for money’8 positive1 negative

Customers find the book worth the money and consider it well worth having in their collection.

"Great book for the price, all round foraging knowledge, great recipes included." Read more

"...a recipe book than an outright foraging book but still well worth having in your collection" Read more

"...A worthwhile buy and recommended to me by a friend as THE book to buy on 'wild food' and I would tend to say thats a fair assumption.....a good book..." Read more

"...Not sure how much foraging I'll actually do but worth buying for the photos and recipes which are adaptable to what you might already have in the..." Read more

9 customers mention ‘Visual appeal’9 positive0 negative

Customers find the book visually appealing, with stunning pictures.

"This is a really beautiful book. The photos make you want to get out there searching and cooking straight away!..." Read more

"What a beautiful book - I am so pleased with this purchase...." Read more

"Nice looking book with a hard cover. However... Not the complete guide for foragers that it claims to be AT ALLl..." Read more

"this is a fantastic book. very informative and the pictures are stunning...." Read more

5 customers mention ‘Ease of reading’5 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to understand, with one mentioning it's readable without glasses.

"Great book. Very informative and easy to understand." Read more

"Nice,very readable book,full of all the information you could possibly want about foraging in the countryside,or simply the local woods/parks...." Read more

"great book easy to follow" Read more

"A well illustrated book w with a good size font so easy to read without glasses. Packed with information" Read more

21 customers mention ‘Picture quality’13 positive8 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the pictures in the book, with some praising the great photos while others find them poor and not good enough for identification.

"I've wanted this book for many years. The photography is great, just like the other books by Roger Phillips...." Read more

"...I would have entitled it 'A rough idea for Foragers'. Photos are very poor. I mean, VERY poor. Out of focus, not detailed enough, shaded and dark...." Read more

"Nice size and quality of book. Lovely photographs and great. Guidance for uk foraging" Read more

"A great foraging guide with fantastic photographs and recipes" Read more

5 customers mention ‘Identification accuracy’2 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the book's identification accuracy, with some finding it helpful for identifying wild foods, while others report it being useless for this purpose.

"...Guide to Plant structure to enable safe identification is non existent - true it tells you roughly where to find it, but I would not use this book..." Read more

"...(like me) who already have some knowledge of foraging and plant/mushroom identification...." Read more

"...of picked leaves loosely tied together so again is next to useless for identification...." Read more

"...Great for identifying correctly those wild foods for free." Read more

Not a complete guide for foragers
3 out of 5 stars
Not a complete guide for foragers
I should have paid more attention to other reviews. Not the type of book I was looking for. - this book is not a guide to foraging. If you are looking for identification guidance and clear pictures, this book is not for you. - this is mostly a recipe book. What jumps out of each page is the names of the recipes, not the name of the plant, flowers, etc. See picture to see an example. - there is a large section on mushrooms which is great if you know what you are doing. I don't. - the pictures are not good enough for identification as mentioned, and some quite frankly seem taken in the 70s. Great for nostalgia, not for foraging safely.
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  • Blackdogwalker
    5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect Xmas Gift for my son
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 September 2025
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    A lovely book.
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  • Honey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 January 2024
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    I am so happy with this book! It has so many wonderful recipes that I can to wait to try out as with move through the seasons!

    I would certainly recommend this book if you are an avid forager!

    The book was also delivered in perfect condition and I could not be more delighted with my purchase!
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  • Jay
    4.0 out of 5 stars More about cooking than plant identification
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 October 2024
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    This is a good book for learning how to cook wild food .
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  • Dylan UK
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 August 2024
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    Nice size and quality of book. Lovely photographs and great. Guidance for uk foraging
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  • Jane
    5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfied customer
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 August 2024
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    The book was a present which was well received. It has already been used!
    One person found this helpful
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  • Dawn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2024
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    Great book, would highly recommend.
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  • FM
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not a complete guide for foragers
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 August 2021
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    I should have paid more attention to other reviews. Not the type of book I was looking for.

    - this book is not a guide to foraging. If you are looking for identification guidance and clear pictures, this book is not for you.

    - this is mostly a recipe book. What jumps out of each page is the names of the recipes, not the name of the plant, flowers, etc. See picture to see an example.

    - there is a large section on mushrooms which is great if you know what you are doing. I don't.

    - the pictures are not good enough for identification as mentioned, and some quite frankly seem taken in the 70s. Great for nostalgia, not for foraging safely.
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    3.0 out of 5 stars
    Not a complete guide for foragers

    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 August 2021
    I should have paid more attention to other reviews. Not the type of book I was looking for.

    - this book is not a guide to foraging. If you are looking for identification guidance and clear pictures, this book is not for you.

    - this is mostly a recipe book. What jumps out of each page is the names of the recipes, not the name of the plant, flowers, etc. See picture to see an example.

    - there is a large section on mushrooms which is great if you know what you are doing. I don't.

    - the pictures are not good enough for identification as mentioned, and some quite frankly seem taken in the 70s. Great for nostalgia, not for foraging safely.
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    23 people found this helpful
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  • Anthony
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very accurate and informative
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 May 2024
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    Love the fact it has coloured photos with detailed description on how to use it cook it and the benefits of foraging for edible food
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  • Egle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bon oeuvre
    Reviewed in France on 22 April 2019
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Un livre original pour des amateurs d'alimentation sauvage. Beaucoup de recettes de bières et vins sauvages ainsi que de recettes traditionnelles britanniques - ce qui diffère ce livre d'autres que je connais.
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  • Ardissa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Wild about Wild Plants
    Reviewed in Canada on 10 November 2015
    Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
    What a great book full of wild food recipes. I have many books on identification of wild edibles but never plenty of recipes. The photos are great too. I will be enjoying the free foods I forage from my property.
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  • Timbax10
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on 11 February 2024
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    Highly recommended
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  • Milton Puryear
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great recipes
    Reviewed in the United States on 22 November 2021
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    Had a soft cover copy before and enjoyed collecting food with my children on camping trips and hikes and preparing it. Lots of great memories.
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  • Saelj A Nilsson
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice pictures and interesting material.
    Reviewed in the United States on 19 December 2012
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    I enjoyed reading thru this book as I'm interested in the subject and like to add new books to my library.
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