who /forager/ here?
I'm not but I'm taking this free foraging class
this guy is green deane from youtube
Poor man's pepper
tastes like sweet horseradish or pepper
Is this what poverty looks like?
He's picking some of the berries/seeds off some nightshade.
wild mustard
>>7466602
Forage up a couple steaks you faggot
>>7466598
The black nightshade berries are edible, the green ones are not and will make you sick. I think he said Africans boil/steam the leaves twice and eat them.
>>7466596
people will pay a lot of money for wild forest food where i live
>>7466608
Never killed a cow myself but I used to fish a lot
Forgot the name of this one, anth- something, tastes kind of like spinach
>>7466622
Amaranth
>>7466625
Yes thank you
Pic related is Episode (sp)
Its supposed to smell citrusy to people from Ireland/Scotland area, smells like gasoline to everyone else.
I'm half Irish and it smells like both to me
>>7466634
Episote I mean
>>7466634
Epazote
sorel
pretty good
silverthorn bush
fruits in february
Juniper trees
These produce berries but they're not the species you can eat or make gin with
>>7466687
pretty trunk
We're going down to the water now
Water hissop (sp)?
Apparently this stuff cured alzheimers in mice
should I kick it
>>7466703
Nice thread OP, what are you going to do with all of them?
>>7466707
I haven't kept one of each. I really liked the sorel and the poor man's pepper I could see using in place of Wasabi or something.
Came to this class to better my cooking, he suggests methods of cooking these plants.
I wanted to learn how to find mushrooms, there aren't many here though.
really cool thread OP
Identifying chick weed
Percia meracanum (sp)
Avocado family I think
He said you can make tea with leaves, they smell amazing, I'm taking some.
>>7466725
Oh and someone just said you can put these in rice while steaming and then take them out, definitely trying that.
this plant's flower and stem is edible. The flowers turn pink when exposed to radiation, one of the only bio-indicators of radiation.
this whole area is covered in wild mint, smells amazing.
>>7466745
Water hemlock
Very poisonous, and you'll die in two hours if you eat it.
Water hyacinth (sp)
An edible invasive species and also used in fuel
Bulbs can be fried whole
He just told us foraging is illegal here in florida, this state is retarded
Cherry lorel, very poisonous
He also said general rule of thumb is, if a plant smells like almond or maraschino cherries it is very likely poisonous.
>>7466806
If it smells like almonds but it's not an almond, it's probably poisonous
If it smells like peaches but it's not a peach, it's probably poisonous.
I /forager/ here.
He just showed us this fire weed and said a lot of chefs like to cook with it
I just googled "fire weed recipes" kek
>>7466589
I'm a /forager/ and I can say that Green Deane is a legit expert. Eat the Weeds is his site. Great resource.
These leaves look like dicks
>>7466847
I didn't know that grew as far south as Florida. Fireweed jellies are pretty popular in Washington
>>7466874
I'm a Washington forager too. Fireweed grows prolifically here in the PNW up through Alaska. I know Fireweed honey is supposed to be good.
>>7466855
Yes this guy is a walking encyclopedia, glad I went to this free class.
>>7466919
thread is cool
Magnolia leaf, can be used where you would use bay leaf
banana tree chillin
After 4 hours of walking around, I'm starving
pretty gud
My job focuses on foraging and we go as a kitchen crew a few times a month. We use shit like juniper and pine a lot, usually get trash bags full of that stuff. We use little herbs in nature like chickweed, miners lettuce, and fillers for awesome looking garnishes. We also use stinging nettles for sauces. I feel like you can really get amazing and natural flavor from nature, I believe in the concept very strongly as it makes me feel much closer to nature.
>>7467158
What job is this? Where? Details?
>>7466596
im pretty sure people live a cushioned life by simply selling chanterelles to restaurants. and we know how truffles work
>>7467123
I had the fucking same for lunch!
>>7466589
Man I've always wanted to go foraging but I'm afraid of misidentifying plants. Can't wait to harvest some dandelion through.
when are we getting to the part where you skin and roast a possum or something
pic related, mfw OP takes me on a picnic and serves me a bunch of twigs and leaves
>>7469021
I don't think I'd want to eat any animals here, maybe rabbit but not much else besides fish. This class pretty much taught me that Florida is not the greatest for foraging, jealous of you PNW bros.
I wasn't expecting to forage a whole meal, I just wanted to find a few good ingredients to use in dishes. Not much luck with that unfortunately.
>>7467123
that looks dank
Cool thread OP. I missed the chance to go on one of these forage walks and now I really regret it.
>>7466757
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lmao "free foraging class" well at least you weren't dumb enough to pay to follow some hippy around while he snacks on gross old peed on weeds in people's lawns lmao :D
-t. burger
Amanita Muscaria/Fly Agaric are absolutely delicious, as long as you make sure to remove the psychoactive/"toxic" compounds (Ibotenic acid + Muscimol) before eating it. Many text books claim that they are deadly, but purging the alleged dangerous compounds is pretty easy - boil them in water + salt for 30 or 40 minutes and then drain the water away and you will have nothing to worry about.
The alleged danger is somewhat overblown however, as if you are healthy, you would have to eat a significant number of caps raw and unprepared to put your life in danger - More realistically you'd just trip and be violently sick many, MANY times.
But correctly purged, and fried in butter/olive oil and placed on toast and you will have a delicious, 10/10, rich nutty flavour. - And lots of it, as most people associate the mushroom with danger/death, so there are always plenty of caps ripe for the picking.
Please do not go out and eat these just because of my post. Do your own research and learn some basic mycology, if you act like a retard and eat the wrong Amanita, you will die.
>>7470091
I want to be the super mario
>>7470091
shouldve put that at te start of ur post too
>>7470138
I was gonna ask you region specific questions but I guess there's nothing I can't just google and you probably don't know much about florida. I just want to find decent shrooms in florida, I've read that chantarelles can be found here but are pretty rare and most likely north of where I'm at.
>>7466645
Isn't that a common clover?
>>7470227
Sorrels and clovers are different plants. The heart shaped ones are sorrel, while clovers are more rounded.
>>7470137
If someone goes out and eats random Amanitas because they read 70% of a post on ck, it's natural selection if they do not survive.
>>7470138
What are some good mushrooms to hunt in the mid Atlantic region
>>7470243
They're bright fucking red with white spots.
>>7469768
You're gay
>>7470283
Depends mostly on your ecosystem, more than geographic range. Mushroom variety doesn't vary that much from one coast to the next. I'm on the California coast, and within this state I've basically picked every good edible in the US.
>>7470283
If you tell me the terrain around you I could probably give you a guess at what might be around.
>>7466871
don't choke on them, OP
>>7466589
as long as it's actual foraging then yeah you're good, but if it's urban foraging which is just a hipster term for dumpster diving and shit then go find a fire and die in it. fucking leave the dumpsters for the homeless
>>7470342
>Not knowing who Green Deane is
Guy is legit, a ullillia level autist but he focuses on foraging. I wish I could memorize as much information about plants as him.
>>7470138
Best finds/ good stories?
>>7470296
And there are plenty of people that will look at an amanita with pal grey fresh, and mottled olive colour spots and say oh ! look! Amanita muscaria? - This is how idiots looking for a free trip die.
>>7470138
Favourite edibles?
Rarest finds?
>>7470372
Doubtful. Nearly all mushroom fatalities can be accounted for by immigrants who are not familiar with local forms. Amazons muscaria may be if a genius you don't want to mess with, but it's likely the single easiest mushroom in the world to identify.
>>7470377
of course it is easy to identify, but there are plenty of idiots out there, and plenty of colour-blind people too. Even though it is simple to identify, it is best to give disclaimers when discussing it. - There are simply too many morons out there to risk it,
>>7467158
Details please?
>>7469082
This ladies in Florida, maybe she'll give you some ideas.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Coyote-Jerky/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Possum-Jerky/
>>7466602
thumbnail make it seem like a tiny 1 inch penis grow into a tree.
>>7466589
I wish my local farmer's markets had foragers who'd sell their finds. Can't find fiddleheads to save my life. Finding out I got a lot of edible 'weeds' in the back yard tho. One day, I will be brave enough to try them.
>>7466982
Any specific type of magnolia, or would any do?
>>7472295
Generally, avoid weeds that look like parsley or carrots. This is the deadliest family of wild plants. Onions can be dangerous too. Otherwise, the rest should be typically fairly safe (i.e. not lethal, still do your research!)
>>7470227
It's wood sorrel.
>>7466598
nightshade is a family of incredibly unsafe plants...some may be edible i don't know but you better be fucking sure exactly of what you're eating
this guy is a retard for suggesting this
>>7472329
He didn't suggest anything, just said they can be edible and noted some cultures that have been known to eat them. He actually said they're not worth the trouble.
>>7472329
Tomatoes are nightshade lmfao
>>7470091
What size do you recommend? There are a lot of them around here in the Fall.
>>7468525
>>7471146
It's just a restaurant job. I work as a line cook there. It's a restaurant called Girasol were in Southern California. The exec chef top chef winner guy focuses on foraging and farmers market type produce. I don't get payed to go out and go but I just go with the other cooks to go out and forage shit. Went on a mushroom trip once and got 3lbs of oyster mushrooms. Pic related our haul a while back.
>>7466784
I live in Florida, where u at OP
>>7472672
Orlando
>>7472658
Nice. This is the only time I've found oyster mushrooms, but I've never looked too hard. Was a great day. Delicious...
>>7472658
>>7475371
Are there any regulations when it comes to foraging for a restaurant or business? It probably depends on the land I suppose.
How can you keep stuff like chickweed, wood sorrel and miner's lettuce fresh? They wilt and shrivel up very quickly in my experience.
>>7475386
Im not really sure about regulations but we've never gotten in trouble for doing it. There are certain herbs and plants that are protected by laws though meaning you're not allowed to pick them, and as a forager you should have enough respect for nature to abide by those rules. But for the most part many edible plants are aggressive and invasive species to the land so the more that grow the more we can use. The way we keep chickweed, miners lettuce and little herbs like that from being ruined is keeping them sealed in a wet environment i.e. Wet paper towel inside a plastic container. That's what I've learned from experience, we also just keep it in the walk in fridge where it's 42f (I think) but it's cold in there.
I found some ground cherries next to a parking lot barrier in the middle of the city. I ate one.
Stinging nettle green curry.
sauteed fiddleheads with mushrooms, onions, & garlic.
>>7477510
What is the closest thing you can compare the taste of that too?
>>7467123
I used to get the spicy strips and dunk them in the mash potatoes. And 5 minutes later feel like dying.
>>7477510
That's actually cream of asparagus soup, this pic is leftover chicken green curry with a lot of stinging nettles.
>>7477530
I always see nettles compared to spinach, but I think they taste much better than spinach and I love spinach too. They're probably my favorite leafy green and they definitely have their own unique flavor. I wish I could describe it better.
Eggs and fiddleheads.
>>7466589
We eat dandelions all the time. Fry up the flower heads after removing the stamen. Very similar to fried mushrooms flavor. Also pickle the tops. Roast the root- and brew it- similar to coffee.
Poke Salad, you gotta know what your doing when you make this.
Oak leaf wines
Always pick berries, black berries, dewberries, etc.
Cat tails are also edible though I don't care for them much. There's a lot of stuff in the wild you can eat as long as you know how to prepare and consume it correctly
>>7466760
>An edible invasive species
That sounds like a self-correcting problem.
>>7470307
I'm in DC so I guess swamp-like land and lowlands.
>>7466596
Yes, add fishing and you have my college days in here.
>>7477567
got enough spices on that?
