Taste the Wild Blog

This course will be held in part of Temple Newsam’s amazing, ancient woodland. See below for location details. The day focuses on identifying many different types of fungi. We will teach participants how to make an accurate identification so that they can feel more confident in their ability to identify edible species on their return … Continued

‘Hogweed seed shortbread’…sounds like something from Harry Potter?. Make some and see. The sweet spicy flavour of Hogweed seeds goes perfectly in shortbread biscuits, think of cardamom and caraway and you’re fairly close to this delicious flavour. We have been experimenting with Hogweed seeds for a couple of years now and with this recipe we … Continued

We created this new course for 2013 to fit in with the popularity of camping, glamping and generally eating outdoors! Cooking with fire is great fun and produces some incredible food. The participants learnt how to cook in lots of different ways, useful in the garden, on a campsite or in the wilderness. There was … Continued