Dumont’s Tubular Weed – Edibility, Identification, Distribution
This is a wonderful seaweed that is quite easy to find in the right habitat…
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Sea Lettuce – Edibility, Identification, Distribution
Sea lettuce is pleasant if unspectacular fresh, becoming truly delicious when dried – with a rich deep flavour…
Horse Mushrooms stuffed with Sweet Cicely Recipe
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…
Sea campion – Edibility, Identification, Distribution
This adorable, delicate little flower clings tenaciously to sea cliffs, upper reaches of shingle beaches and the foreshore. The tips of the foliage have a unique flavour, though with a somewhat bitter aftertaste in summer. The flowers have a delicious hit of sweet nectar followed by an extraordinary fresh “mouth feel”…
Sea Aster – Identification, Edibility, Distribution, Ecology
Sea aster is one of many abundant gastronomic delights you can gather easily and sustainably on coastal salt marshes.