Questions tagged [foraging]

For questions related to the collection and preparation, but not identification, of food plants from the wild.

Many foods are traditionally obtained from the wild; some are unmistakable. Some need special preparation to make pleasant foods, and it's not always obvious when some are ripe.

We can't identify plants with sufficient certainty to be safe, so such questions have been deemed off-topic. Recipe requests are also off-topic, and not just for wild foods.

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Collecting acorns to eat - how/when?

Acorns of many oak species are edible. They've been used as food in many traditions, but almost all need boiling and/or soaking to leach out the tannins. I'm curious to try them, as nuts, a hot drink, or ground into flour for baking. I'm…
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(Safely) Making Rosewater for Cooking

There are a lot of roses in my garden at the moment and I've been wanting to make rose-flavored turkish delight. Looking online, most recipes for rosewater appear targeted towards using it as a cosmetic fragrance (rather than a food ingredients). I…
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Why would acorn meal still be bitter after cold leaching for a month in the fridge?

I've successfully leached, ground and dried acorns to make flour in the past. Problem: currently have a batch of ground acorn meal which I have been cold leaching in the fridge for at least a month. The meal still has bitterness. Don't know if I…
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