Blog – Flavour Fred

MEDLAR STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING aka “TUDOR-ARSE FRUIT” Medlar (Mespilus germanica)

A fruit that sits on this forgotten shrub often sat in old kitchen gardens. Cultivated…

1 December 2025

“King Alfred’s Cakes” aka Cramp Balls, Coal Fungus, Carbon Fungus (Daldinia Concentrica).

These are often bug hotels so I don’t see the point in using as coal…

24 November 2025

Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina)

Found on fallen birch, this bracket has been used by humans for thousands of years.…

20 November 2025

Honey Fungus aka Bootlace Fungus (Armillaria mellea)

This fungus gets a bad rep as its known as a parasitic fungus to trees…

11 November 2025

Charcoal Burner (Russula cyanoxantha)

This mushroom is part of the Russula family, which I’ve already discussed in my post…

11 November 2025

WILD LIONS MANE (Hericium erinaceus)

The Lions Mane Mushroom is a large mushroom that, unsurprisingly, resembles a lion’s mane. It’s…

1 November 2025

SPOOKY ALBINO WEREWOLF MUSHROOM

I stumbled upon the white Elfin Saddle (Helvella crispa) bursting out alongside paths in a…

31 October 2025

🍄🍄 FLY AGARIC 🍄🍄

The Fly agaric is a stunning mushroom which has connections to Christmas, Fairytales, and many…

21 October 2025

Panther Cap (Amanita pantherina)

The panther cap has a brown cap, white veil fragments, does not have a grooved…

20 October 2025

Porcelain Fungus (Oudemansiella mucida / Mucidula mucida)

This fungus is commonly found growing in large numbers on dead beech branches. It has…

15 October 2025

Brown Roll Rim (Paxillus involutus)

A deadly poisonous fungus forms ectomycorrhizal relationships with trees, including birch and other broadleaf trees,…

11 October 2025

Autumn – 1 day in the woods

An extra special day from when we entered Autumn where i decided to count all…

8 October 2025

Violet Webcap (Cortinarius violaeus)

This is a rare fungus in the UK and despite being listed as edible on…

2 October 2025

PESTLE PUFFBALL (Lycoperdon excipuliforme)

Puffballs create a puff of spores as they age. The name “Lycoperdon,” meaning “wolf’s fart,”…

1 October 2025

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

A beer bittering herb & ingredient I used in my liqueurs, coagulant and the stalks…

30 September 2025

Mugwort (& Thujone) (Artemisia vulgaris)

Known for its affects on dreams where the name artemisia comes from the Greek goddess…

29 September 2025

STUFFED & BAKED CEP

This is a take on a @rogerphillips_redglasses classic that I love to make when there’s good quality,…

26 September 2025

BEEFSTEAK MUSHROOM LASAGNA

I recently put out a beefsteak mushroom video but thought it was time for another…

21 September 2025

Pan-Fried Cauliflower Fungus & Chicken of the Woods on Toast

Keeping it simple with a few wild mushrooms, I made a quick hummus with @boldbeanco chickpeas (plus…

14 September 2025

BLACKBERRY & LADIES BEDSTRAW COUNTRY WINE

Lovely little brew I kicked off before heading away for a week off. I’ve steam…

12 September 2025

Brewing History, Gruit Herb, Witches and Ergot

Long before before the image of a witch with tall pointy hats & a bubbling…

11 September 2025

RUSSULA SPOTTING BRITTLEGILLS – The Beechwood Sickener

The Russula genus is incredibly diverse, boasting over 250 types in the UK and 750+…

5 September 2025

Dotted Stem Bolete / Scarletina Bolete

Here we have the first bolete I’ve found of the season, as usual. I’ve stumbled…

1 September 2025

Stinkhorn mushroom – Witches Egg Stage

Stumbled across the stinkhorn aka "deadmans cock" in its egg stage. It's especially grim and

28 August 2025

Celerbration of the Plum

With a crazy year for fruit the plums did especially well. How many uses can…

24 August 2025

The 3 CEPs

Towards the end of July, I had a lovely day when I found all of…

22 August 2025

BEEFSTEAK FUNGUS aka OX TONGUE FUNGUS

Looks like a slab or meat or an ox's tongue - either way its a…

21 August 2025

SPEED FORAGING – APPLE & BLACKBERRY CRUMBLE

Apple & Blackberry crumble is a classic that’s an excellent entry point to foraging for…

18 August 2025

PENNY BUN / PORCINI / CEP / STEINPILZ / KING BOLETE  (Boletus Edulis)

I’m absolutely thrilled to have found this magnificent, high-quality mushroom. It’s exactly what I’ve been…

15 August 2025

THE YEW TREE (Taxus baccata)

Here we have a glorious very old yew tree. I haven’t been able to exactly…

9 August 2025

COMMON EARTHBALL  (Scleroderma citrinum)

This warty potato looking fungus is popping out right now found on the woodland floor…

8 August 2025

Silky Rosegill (Volvariella Bombycina)

We also love it when we stumble across a rarer species out there and observe…

7 August 2025

The Blusher (Amanita Rubescens)

Known because it changes from white to pinkish red when cut or damaged and exposed…

5 August 2025

Linden / Lime Tree “Chocolate” (Tillia Cordata)

The process of making a “chocolate” from the seeds of the Linden tree has been…

31 July 2025

Wild marjoram / Oregano (Origanum vulgare)

3 ways to preserve wild marjoram for use across the year.

28 July 2025

Water Pepper aka arse smart (Persicaria hydropiper)

This is a very common plant found around freshwater and watery ditches. It is in…

24 July 2025

Black Mulberry (Morus nigra)

You’ll find plenty of black mulberry trees around given their use as a fruit by…

23 July 2025

The Foxglove (Digitalis purpurpea)

A beautiful well known plant is flowering now on the fringes of woodlands, gardens and…

14 July 2025

Sun-Dried Wood Ear Fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae)

This very common and can be found normally on elder all year. Normally I’m looking for…

9 July 2025

St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum)

Known as a healing herb this powerful plant has been used for treating wounds and…

8 July 2025

Summer Oyster Mushroom aka Pale Oyster (Pleurotus pulmonarius)

This summer fungi is an omnivore - its eating passing by microscopic worms.

3 July 2025

HEDGEROW NATURAL SODA

A natural infusion using wild yeast and all the wild flavours of the hedgerow.

26 June 2025

SEA KALE KRAUT (Crambe Maritima)

This shingle sand loving nutirion powerhouse is in seed and they are lovely little pea+cabbage…

11 June 2025

CLOSED LOOP RYE SEEDED SOURDOUGH

This year I started toying with koji rice and here is my recipe for my…

30 May 2025

Wild Garlic Caviar / Capers (Allium Ursinum)

This is the delightful final moment of wild garlic and a delicious addition to garnish…

21 May 2025

BLACK CHERRY PLUMS

Front garden delivering some young black cherry plums. Preserved in 2 ways today

5 May 2025

SALTED SAKURA CHERRY BLOSSOMS & WILD PLUM UMEZU

Sakura cherry blossoms are a not just a sight to behold but a fantastic ingredient.…

30 April 2025

MUSHROOM KEBAB

Cooking cultivated mushrooms and making a kebab. Why not

27 April 2025

MUSHROOM COOKING METHODS

An extra special series of events at Fat Fox Mushrooms on mushroom cooking methods.

25 April 2025

FERMENTING GREEN PINE CONES

Fermented Green Pine Cones is quite the medicinal treat. I doubled down on flavour by…

15 April 2025

3 Cornered Leek & Carlin Pea Miso

Making miso from an invasive plant and carlin peas for Carlin Sunday

5 April 2025

Nettle “Matcha”

The depth of nettle made me want to try using as a wild alternative to…

26 March 2025

PICKLING MUSHROOMS & OTHER ELEMENTS

Classic Pickling Recipe - I used this method to get a meaty and tangy flavour…

25 March 2025

The Pantry

Building a Pantry of my own ingredients, ferments and concoctions is long overdue - many…

20 March 2025

Bay Leaf, Rhubarb & Gorse “Cheong”

Bay Leaves always remind me of rice pudding and also being massive plants. I spotted…

15 February 2025

Tree Mallow “Molokhia”

Mallow leaves dried are an ingredient in many cuisines. Not so much in the UK…

13 February 2025

Tree Mallow Dolma w Wild Leaf Cacık

The size of tree mallow leaves has always made me want to stuff them in…

10 February 2025

NETTLE SEED PITA

A great and cold day with Chippy from Trewitts - nettle seed pita stuffed with…

9 February 2025

WILD GARLIC RISKS

As usual the season is here and time for many of the risks to be…

8 February 2025

TURNIP CAKE 4.0

Ive made this so many times and thats because I love making it. This version…

6 February 2025

THREE-CORNERED LEEK 🌱 (Allium triquetrum)

This invasive green is an easy one to ID and very versatile. My favourite allium…

4 February 2025

NOODLES, WOOD EAR, THREE CORNERED LEEK, FERMENTED CHILLI, SLOE VINEGAR

The full dish came together nicely with the levels of depth from the ild garlic…

3 February 2025

USING WILD GARLIC BRINE & BURNT 3 CORNERED LEEK OIL

A lovely little dish from the pantry using winter wild items. Much more of this…

1 February 2025

COOKING WITH WILD INGREDIENTS – WOOD EAR

After taking January off making any content I decided to get a little bit more…

31 January 2025

🎄🍄‍🟫CHRISTMAS FUNGUS & WINTER GREENS🥬 🍄‍🟫

Winter fungi Christmas special edition - Velvet Shank & 3 Cornered Leek Tart Tatin &…

3 December 2024

FLY AGARIC (Amanita Muscaria)

I found a huge patch of these and i was taken my the magical creatures…

28 November 2024

Winter Chanterelle (Cantherellus tubaeformis)

The yellow leg, chanterelle, winter chanterelle... so many names from so many places

23 November 2024

Trompette de la Mort / Black Trompette / Horn of Plenty ((Craterellus cornucopioides)

A combination of a couple of posts after seeing so many more of these tasty…

13 November 2024

Elderberry Mead

A lovely brew using my steam juicer (highly recommended) and some local honey for my…

7 November 2024

WINTER CHANTERELLE, SWEET CHESTNUT, PUMPKIN & CRISPY SAGE GNOCHHI PT2

The dish that came together was truly delicious - part 2 of the a day…

1 November 2024

WINTER CHANTERELLE, SWEET CHESTNUT, PUMPKIN & CRISPY SAGE GNOCHHI PT1

Feat @trewhitts (Chippy) & Scarlet Went out with Chippy & Scarlet last week for a wander around…

29 October 2024

CRISPY FRIED CORAL TOOTH FUNGUS WITH ELDERBERRY HOT SAUCE/MAYO

Expertly grown by Robbie @basilsfungifarm I’ve been wanting to try a take on “calamari” with it for…

27 October 2024

Wild Mushrooms on Toast

With @stupidheartsclub preparing for our podcast the Wild Lunch

18 October 2024

Hedgehog fungus (Hydnum repandum)

The easiest to identify fungus of the moment is this spiny number. Filming & background…

7 October 2024

🍄FLY AGARIC (Amanita muscaria)🍄 – Growth Cycle and Potential Risks

Here we have the wonderful fly agaric - we can clearly see the growth cycle…

1 October 2024

Horn of plenty 🇬🇧 Black trumpet 🇺🇸 Trompette de la mort 🇫🇷 (Craterellus cornucopioides)

Trumpet of the dead is my favourite name as it gets me thinking about the…

21 September 2024

The Deathcap

The Death Cap & The Destroying Angel are responsible for over 70% of the deaths…

18 September 2024

Hedge garlic / Jack-by-the-hedge (Alliaria petiolata) Cabbage Family

35% of my spice mix for my wild katsu recipe is jack-by-the-hedge seeds. Here's a…

12 September 2024

Chicken of the Woods Katsu with Wild Spices

Making a Katsu from wild spices has been something I've wanted to do for many…

2 September 2024

Sunflower Seed Tahini

Sunflower seeds made into a baba ganoush with courgettes @handsofhopeuk

30 August 2024

Damson Preserve Recipes

Love these plums so much that I have many recipes, These two are great one…

28 August 2024

Flavour Fred x Ferm London

Rebecca (@the.ferm.london) & I (@flavourfred) have been meaning to meet up for a while now…

10 August 2024

Shroom Spheres

A delicious ball made from some great fungal ingredients. Oyster mushrooms and reduced CEP stock

3 August 2024

Pickled Blackberries

Probably my favourite thing to do with blackberries and the uses are endless. Want to…

23 July 2024

Cinnabar Caterpillar

Love spotting these stripy caterpillars on ragwort at the moment.

16 July 2024

Samphire, toasted caraway, kohlrabi & fennel sauerkraut

A lovely little kraut I made for an event with @collectedfictions. Lovely little combination of…

14 July 2024

Beech Leaf Noyau Update

A lovely liqueur that tastes like Disaronno. Gathered in spring and allowed to infuse before…

8 July 2024

🌱Water Pepper aka arse smart🌱

This spicy plant is abundant and often overlooked. Its my favourite wild substitute to Vietnamese…

5 July 2024

Roast Vegan Chicken of the Woods

Chicken of the woods is a fungus that people go mad for given its chicken…

2 July 2024

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurpea)

The foxglove can kill the living & raise the dead - used as a heart…

27 June 2024

Sea Kale (Crambe Maritima)

Protected in some areas due to demiishing colonies... foragers blamed but urbanisation and need for…

23 June 2024

Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris)

A heavily underutilised plant thats abundant. I ask why... a lack on inventiveness perhaps ...?!

19 June 2024

Wood Sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)

The most popular garnish on dishes that need a fresh tang can be found in…

15 June 2024

GREEN ELF CUP

These beautiful little cup fungi permeate the wood with the myceillium staining it blue. They…

13 June 2024

PINEAPPLE WEED & ELDERFLOWER TEPACHE

Wild Chamomile aka Pineapple weed is taking over so in an effort take that flavour…

8 June 2024

Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica / Fallopia japonica)

This one has a bad rep and written as a clause in mortgages. The rhizomes…

3 June 2024

SWEET WOODRUFF (Gallium odoratum)

Sweet woodruff is a type of Gallium that has a wonderful compound within called Coumarin.…

15 May 2024

BEECH LEAF NOYAU

Beech leaves when they are fresh and supple can be made into a glorious alcoholic…

9 May 2024

ELDERFLOWER PICKING RISKS

A seasonal big hitter has a few risks about the place. Here's my general guidance.....

3 May 2024

🐺WOLFSBANE 🐺 aka Monkshood (Aconitum napellus)

A plant with much history given its poison would kill wolves, used in the dark…

29 April 2024

Cuckoo Flower / Ladies Smock (Cardamine pratensis)

My favourite spicy cress is out and its a stunner. Cuckcoo Flower is a wasabi…

22 April 2024

Common Dandelion *2023 video refresh

Dandelion is so versitile! Here's the main ones to thing about doing for yourself.

12 April 2024

Fermented Hot Sauce

I love making fermented hot sauce and its a wonderful way to get layers of…

3 April 2024

CLONED NATIVE OYSTER MUSHROOM PART 2

FUNGi FaRM TorTiLla with cloned native oyster mushroom, fermented chilli jam, sea kale, wild garlic…

28 March 2024

Wild Garlic (Allium Ursinum) Picking Risks

Its that time of year where everyone simply has to have it - these are…

22 February 2024

SMOKEY, CHARRED, FERMENTED OYSTER MUSHROOM, WILD GARLIC, 3-CORNERED LEEK & MISO BURGERS

A fermented mushroom burger, with wild sauerkraut, blackened beetroot, miso and all the deep flavours…

13 February 2024

Winter chanterelle flatbreads with parasol mushroom butter

End of January and I'm finding Winter Chanterelles. Thats a 5 month season...

8 February 2024

🌲 DOUGLAS FIR 🌲

One of my favourite ingredients the Douglas fir. Also those little mice are so cute

3 February 2024

SCARLET / RUBY ELFCUP

This is the prettiest find of the year so far. The spore shooting elf cup…

26 January 2024

SAFE IDENTIFICATION – Cow parsley versus Poison Hemlock

Identification is key. Find the fun in identification first before consuming anything!

13 January 2024

(MISO-MARINATED) LIONS MANE

Cultivated Lions Mane is a meaty mushroom that can be cooked like a steak. Marinated…

5 January 2024

BIO-PROSPECTING – CLONING LOCAL OYSTER MUSHROOMS

Having met a mushroom farmer (Robbie - https://www.basilsfungifarm.com) we decided to clone a local oyster…

30 November 2023

GIFTS CREATED FROM CHRISTMAS CONIFERS

How to eat your Christmas tree is a great book... I present how to drink…

28 November 2023

TRUFFLE TOPPING TREAT ON MUSHROOM MEDLEY

I got every bit of funghi involved on some velvety hummus. Nothing better!

24 November 2023

Wood Blewit (Lepista nuda)

This is a striking colour, fragrant, late autumn/winter, delicious mushroom that must be cooked and…

21 November 2023

Magpie Inkcap (Coprinopsis picacea)

The Magpie Inkcap is a stunning mushroom and generally quite solitary. I found a load…

15 November 2023

Young Fly Agaric vs Common Puffball

🍄FLY AGARIC (Amanita muscaria)🍄 - avoid mistaking for a puffball and spore development video❗️

13 November 2023

Sweet Chestnut & Boozy Berry Compote

Sweet Chestnut Nut Butter is a nostalgic delight. With a glug of rum, pinch of…

10 November 2023

Roasted Sweet Chestnut & Celeriac Soup

Sweet chestnuts are delicious and I have a few processes when roasting them. Here is…

9 November 2023

Shaggy Inkcap (Coprinus comatus)

The Shaggy Ink Cap reminds me of ghosts from pac man. Here is a little…

25 October 2023

Orange Oak Bolete

The Orange Oak Bolete is a wonderful quality mushroom but very hard to distinguish from…

18 October 2023

Beefsteak, Ecology, Responsibility

Finding beefsteak is always fun. Often people overlook the number of relationships happening all around…

10 October 2023

CEP TAKEOVER

CEPs of all varieties are popping all over. Not all the best... much dehydrated.

8 October 2023

Brown Birch Bolete (Leccinum scabrum)

A common mushroom often overlooked. Young and firm is great in the pan and older…

3 October 2023

PARASOL SCHNITZEL with potato & oak leaf gherkin salad

Probably my favourite process for cooking the Parasol. But be aware of the risks of…

2 October 2023

🌱 FERMENTED WILD GARLIC FLATBREAD🌱

The full process for making the punchy fermented wild garlic flatbreads. Always available on my…

1 October 2023

Parasitic Bolete (Pseudoboletus parasiticus)

A rare find here on the common earth ball. Uncertainty in the community about whether…

30 September 2023

👌🏻Fermented Blackberry & Fire Cider Vinegar Fruit Leather👌🏻

Fruit leather is an age old method of preserving fruit. Here is my method trying…

29 September 2023

Witches Egg -> Stinkhorn mushroom (Phallus Impedicus)

Curiosities in the woods like the witches egg are always fun and gross at the…

8 September 2023

Girolle & Brown Birch Bolete Bhaji

Girolle & Brown Birch Bolete Bhaji with Damson & Fermented Blackberry Chutney. Need I say…

6 September 2023

Damson & Fermented Blackberry Chutney

When you find damsons you think gin, vodka or chutney. Thats me anyway and as…

5 September 2023

Girolles / Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)

Having a bumper year with mushrooms here we found yet more girolle. Gonna make a…

5 September 2023

Porcini Poutine

Found a massively overgrown Porcini. Made some breakfast and a deep "gravy

2 September 2023

🌱Water Pepper aka arse smart🌱 (Persicaria hydropiper)

Water pepper is the cousin of Vietnamese coriander and has a potent peppery mouth tingling…

28 August 2023

Meadowsweet AKA Queen of the Meadow, Meadsweet or Mead Wort (Filipendula ulmaria)

Meadowsweet is a wonderful ingredient. I love the flowers for the vanilla and almond flavours…

21 August 2023

Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris)

In my opinion the most versatile underutilised plant thats everywhere... common mallow.

13 August 2023

🐛🌼Cinnabar Caterpillar🌼🐛

Whenever I see these caterpillars I just love their story of building a toxic armour…

2 August 2023

🙏🚶👌🏻RUSSULA SPOTTING👌🏻🚶🙏 THE BRITTLEGILLS

I love these mushrooms that are often overlooked in the UK whereas whilst travelling throughout…

28 July 2023

🍹FULL YEAR NEGRONI🍹

My year long drink development is full of wild fruit & bitters. The left over…

17 July 2023

BURDOCK (Arctium minus / Arctium lappa)

Most people think of the fermented root drink Dandelion & Burdock when mentioning this very…

1 July 2023

Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Common Yarrow has a huge amount of uses and history. I love to talk about…

30 June 2023

Common Hogweed (best bits) & Giant Hogweed + Hybridisation

I love using common hogweed, especially the unfurled flowers. Giant Hogweed is a risk and…

28 June 2023

👌🏻📅FLAVOUR FRED SUMMER ON TOAST📅👌🏻

Peak of summer - a collection of ingredients gathered and put on toast in the…

21 June 2023

🌹💐 DOG ROSE PETAL CHEONG 💐🌹

Dog Rose petals are abundant and the flower once pollinated they just fall off. Here…

16 June 2023

🫙🍋ELDERFLOWER & PRESERVED LEMON PICKLED RADISHES & ELDERFLOWER SHRUB🍋🫙

Elderflower and preserved lemon shrub. Great for drink and pickles

11 June 2023

🍍🌱PINEAPPLE WEED & ELDERFLOWER TEPACHE (+ friends) 🌱🍍

Using wild flavours to re-create a drink that dates back to the Mayans (Tepache). Pineapple…

7 June 2023

🌱SWEET WOODRUFF 🌱 (Galium odoratum)

My favourite flavour and the many ways I love to use it (with slight caution)

31 May 2023

PHEASANT BACK / DRYADS SADDLE – on the grill

This spring/summer funghi is a lovely large find. Here is a cooking technique that I…

26 May 2023

Elderflower and why I love elder

THE SEASON - late spring into summer It is a beautiful day, walking through meadows…

17 May 2023

♻️FULL ON FERMENTED SPRING MUSHROOM SEASONING♻️

An absolute flavourbomb using black morels and St. George's mushroom - arguably the best dry…

15 May 2023

Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

The common dandelion is often thought of as a weed. I like to talk about…

10 May 2023

🙏 MOREL & MAIPILZ KIEV 🙏 WITH WILD GARLIC PESTO Part 3 of 3

Morel & Maipilz kiev with wild garlic pesto. The most seasonal treat and I can…

8 May 2023

🍽️🌱MAIPILZ / ST. GEORGE’S MUSHROOM 🫠👨‍🍳 MOREL & MAIPILZ KIEV: Part 2 of 3

The St. George's mushroom aka "Maipilz" is another spring funghi. Susy stole my finds and…

8 May 2023

💫💥THE BLACK MOREL💥💫 MOREL & MAIPILZ KIEV: Part 1 of 3

Found a black morel and it blew my mind. I decided to make a 3…

8 May 2023

☠️LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY☠️

Lily-of-the-valley is in an episode of Breaking Bad. It also looks slightly like wild garlic…

7 May 2023

BLUEBELLS

Synonymous with British ancient woodlands the Bluebell is so beautiful. Fairies love it to having…

3 May 2023

🥂🌺Flowering Currant & Rhubarb Shrub🥂🌺

The flowering currant has always reminded me of cat wee. Amazingly I just haven't ben…

24 April 2023

🪵Oak Mazegill🪵

Not an edible mushroom but a wonderful bracket. The Oak Mazegill is such a beautiful…

19 April 2023

🌱🧄WILD GARLIC MAYONNAISE 3 WAYS🧄🌱

Using the wild garlic oil here is 2 ways to make wild garlic mayo and…

11 April 2023

🌱🍋🌶️ WILD LEAF CHERMOULA RECIPE🌶️🍋🌱

Using the wild garlic oil, preserved lemon, pickled cucumbers, fermented chillies and the freshest greens…

7 April 2023

🌱WILD GARLIC OIL🧄

First in a series of wild garlic posts to bolster the 6 processes from 2022.…

5 April 2023

🌱🤏🏼SAFE NETTLE TOP PICKING🤏🏼🌱

Picking nettles safely is of the utmost importance. So here is how to do so.

30 March 2023

🥢🍣PICKLED MAGNOLIA PETALS 🥢🍣

I love magnolia not only for the fact that it has been dated back to…

14 March 2023

🥢WILD TURNIP CAKE – FLAVOUR FRED STYLE🥢

I love turnip cake from the chinese. With a shortage of fruit and veg and…

3 March 2023

☠️🪦 POISONOUS YEW TREE ☠️🪦 (Taxus baccata)

This ancient, morbid yew tree has history in a multitude of cultures, religions and myths.…

2 March 2023

🌈🍧 WILD LAYERED DESSERT 🌈🍧

A layered dessert really should be a trifle. This could have been but sadly it…

28 February 2023

NEW NETTLES & NETTLE CHALLAH

I love baking and I love foraging so this is where I get using my…

23 February 2023

VELVET SHANK vs ENOKITAKE

Velvet shank is a common wild mushroom in the Flammulina sp that has always been…

19 February 2023

LORDS & LADIES aka CUCKOOPINT / ADAM & EVE (Arum maculatum)

Lords and Ladies, Cuckoopint (Arum maculatum) has a bunch on uses and also dangers. It…

12 February 2023

JAPANESE QUINCE ♻️ ZERO WASTE ♻️ ORNAMENTAL FLAVOURS

Japanese quince is my favourite fruit to forage in urban environments. Its often a hedging…

3 February 2023

Vacuum Distillation – Spring Leaf Liqueur “LIQUOR SILVARUM”

I make wild booze and one of the ways I preserve the flavour is using…

26 January 2023

🍄👕 MUSHROOM JUMPER 👕🍄 with @queer.as.funghi

We went on the hunt for the infamous mushroom jumper in Epping forest. Just a…

20 January 2023

🍫🍄🌶BIRCH POLYPORE CHAI CHOCOLATE FONDANT 🍫🍄🌶

The Birch polypore is an incredible medicinal funghi and Susy makes into a chai. Always…

15 January 2023

NEW (Y)EAR JELLY JAFFAS

Jelly ear mushrooms are not really a texture that fits with western cuisine. So after…

3 January 2023

OYSTER MUSHROOM JERKY RECIPE

It was not long after storm Eunice and we needed some 2 week seasoned disease-free…

31 December 2022

♻️ KVASS USING BREAD CRUST, SOURDOUGH DISCARD, BEETROOT ♻️

It was not long after storm Eunice and we needed some 2 week seasoned disease-free…

26 December 2022

🍔 FILTHY FORAGED MUSHROOM BURGER 🍔

For me this is a great example of how to use up loads of your…

29 November 2022

🌲 NOBLE FIR MOLASSES 🌲

I fermented the cones of a Christmas tree to make a fantastic "molasses" to use…

23 November 2022

CONFIT GARLIC RECIPE 🧄🧄

Quite simply how to make confit garlic and its a must have for me so…

23 November 2022

MEDLAR STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING aka “TUDOR-ARSE FRUIT”

The medlar has many interesting names based on its appearance and also to needs to…

15 November 2022

ALBINO WEREWOLF MUSHROOM

The Helvella crispa or the white elphins saddle has a compound in it used to…

31 October 2022

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30 October 2022

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30 October 2022

Porcini, CEP, Steinpilz, Penny Bun (Boletus Edulis)

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27 October 2022

Pine Bolete, Gozney Dome, Ezme @nomadicdinners

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21 October 2022

🍄🍄 FLY AGARIC (Amanita Muscaria) 🍄🍄

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17 September 2022

The Wildest Bloody Mary

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2 September 2022

Courgette Baba Ganoush

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11 August 2022

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8 August 2022

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2 July 2022

Making Medieval Ink – Oak Galls

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11 May 2022

Shiitake Inoculation

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13 April 2022

Common Mallow 3 Ways

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28 March 2022

Wild Garlic 3 Ways Part 1

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3 March 2022

Winter Mushroom Farewell Dinner

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2 February 2022

Breaded Winter Chanterelle mushrooms: with tips on foraging, preserving & flavour

Foraging for mushrooms is fantastic and opens your mind to the nature that is all…

19 January 2022

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MEDLAR STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING aka “TUDOR-ARSE FRUIT” Medlar (Mespilus germanica)

“King Alfred’s Cakes” aka Cramp Balls, Coal Fungus, Carbon Fungus (Daldinia Concentrica).

Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina)

Honey Fungus aka Bootlace Fungus (Armillaria mellea)

Charcoal Burner (Russula cyanoxantha)

WILD LIONS MANE (Hericium erinaceus)

SPOOKY ALBINO WEREWOLF MUSHROOM

🍄🍄 FLY AGARIC 🍄🍄

Panther Cap (Amanita pantherina)

Porcelain Fungus (Oudemansiella mucida / Mucidula mucida)

Brown Roll Rim (Paxillus involutus)

Autumn – 1 day in the woods

Violet Webcap (Cortinarius violaeus)

PESTLE PUFFBALL (Lycoperdon excipuliforme)

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Mugwort (& Thujone) (Artemisia vulgaris)

STUFFED & BAKED CEP

BEEFSTEAK MUSHROOM LASAGNA

Pan-Fried Cauliflower Fungus & Chicken of the Woods on Toast

BLACKBERRY & LADIES BEDSTRAW COUNTRY WINE

Brewing History, Gruit Herb, Witches and Ergot

RUSSULA SPOTTING BRITTLEGILLS – The Beechwood Sickener

Dotted Stem Bolete / Scarletina Bolete

Stinkhorn mushroom – Witches Egg Stage

Celerbration of the Plum

The 3 CEPs

BEEFSTEAK FUNGUS aka OX TONGUE FUNGUS

SPEED FORAGING – APPLE & BLACKBERRY CRUMBLE

PENNY BUN / PORCINI / CEP / STEINPILZ / KING BOLETE (Boletus Edulis)

THE YEW TREE (Taxus baccata)

COMMON EARTHBALL (Scleroderma citrinum)

Silky Rosegill (Volvariella Bombycina)

The Blusher (Amanita Rubescens)

Linden / Lime Tree “Chocolate” (Tillia Cordata)

Wild marjoram / Oregano (Origanum vulgare)

Water Pepper aka arse smart (Persicaria hydropiper)

Black Mulberry (Morus nigra)

The Foxglove (Digitalis purpurpea)

Sun-Dried Wood Ear Fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae)

St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum)

Summer Oyster Mushroom aka Pale Oyster (Pleurotus pulmonarius)

HEDGEROW NATURAL SODA

SEA KALE KRAUT (Crambe Maritima)

CLOSED LOOP RYE SEEDED SOURDOUGH

Wild Garlic Caviar / Capers (Allium Ursinum)

BLACK CHERRY PLUMS

SALTED SAKURA CHERRY BLOSSOMS & WILD PLUM UMEZU

MUSHROOM KEBAB

MUSHROOM COOKING METHODS

FERMENTING GREEN PINE CONES

3 Cornered Leek & Carlin Pea Miso

Nettle “Matcha”

PICKLING MUSHROOMS & OTHER ELEMENTS

The Pantry

Bay Leaf, Rhubarb & Gorse “Cheong”

Tree Mallow “Molokhia”

Tree Mallow Dolma w Wild Leaf Cacık

NETTLE SEED PITA

WILD GARLIC RISKS

TURNIP CAKE 4.0

THREE-CORNERED LEEK 🌱 (Allium triquetrum)

NOODLES, WOOD EAR, THREE CORNERED LEEK, FERMENTED CHILLI, SLOE VINEGAR

USING WILD GARLIC BRINE & BURNT 3 CORNERED LEEK OIL

COOKING WITH WILD INGREDIENTS – WOOD EAR

🎄🍄‍🟫CHRISTMAS FUNGUS & WINTER GREENS🥬 🍄‍🟫

FLY AGARIC (Amanita Muscaria)

Winter Chanterelle (Cantherellus tubaeformis)

Trompette de la Mort / Black Trompette / Horn of Plenty ((Craterellus cornucopioides)

Elderberry Mead

WINTER CHANTERELLE, SWEET CHESTNUT, PUMPKIN & CRISPY SAGE GNOCHHI PT2

WINTER CHANTERELLE, SWEET CHESTNUT, PUMPKIN & CRISPY SAGE GNOCHHI PT1

CRISPY FRIED CORAL TOOTH FUNGUS WITH ELDERBERRY HOT SAUCE/MAYO

Wild Mushrooms on Toast

Hedgehog fungus (Hydnum repandum)

🍄FLY AGARIC (Amanita muscaria)🍄 – Growth Cycle and Potential Risks

Horn of plenty 🇬🇧 Black trumpet 🇺🇸 Trompette de la mort 🇫🇷 (Craterellus cornucopioides)

The Deathcap

Hedge garlic / Jack-by-the-hedge (Alliaria petiolata) Cabbage Family

PENNY BUN / PORCINI / CEP / STEINPILZ / KING BOLETE  (Boletus Edulis)

COMMON EARTHBALL  (Scleroderma citrinum)