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NEXT STAGE IN THE FOOD REVOLUTION : FORAGING
In our quest for organic, more flavourful food, foraging for tasty wild edibles has become a popular activity. The Shop has a good choice of books covering all aspects of this fascinating endeavour.
Pacific Northwest Foraging is an excellent reference work for the identification of some 120 fruits and plants common in our area, as they appear throughout the seasons, with brief descriptions of flavour, and important collecting tips for sustainable harvesting. Foraged Flavor provides creative ways to prepare what you have gathered. Written by the forager for celebrated chef Daniel Boulud, the 88 recipes go well beyond teas and salads, to more sophisticated fare adapted from the menu of Boulud’s Manhattan restaurant. The Boreal Feast is a tribute to foods of the North, taking us on a journey to Norway, Finland and Sweden, to discover how other Northern peoples use ingredients also common to our boreal forest, such as lingonberries, wild mushrooms, coho salmon, spruce tips and birch syrup. And if foraging is not to your liking, preferring to gather at the supermarket or farmer’s market, Eating on the Wild Side gives advice on what varieties of fruits and vegetables to choose for the most nutritional value.
