Wild Mushroom Recipes

A fungal martini with mushroom based antipasti

An easy to make, umami-heavy seasoning that can be used like soy sauce, for seasoning meat, fish or mushroom dishes, or to add delicious salty-savoury edge to cocktails.

I love it when seasons – and their flavours – overlap. During July sweet cicely leaves are still about and beautifully echo the aniseed notes of horse mushrooms. This gorgeous wee plate takes 15 minutes to knock up…

I would choose this as my last meal. It is simply perfect and perfect simplicity. You just need to ensure that your ceps are young, firm and crisp, with a texture almost like tender coconut. These are just too fine and rare for cooking and should be celebrated in all their glorious, raw simplicity. And don’t penny-pinch on the parmesan!

A very common and beautiful early season bracket fungi. Quite distinctive, with feather-like scales on top and water melon scented pores below…