Todaywecareaboutthesourceofourfoodasmuchasthepreparation,soitisnosurprisethatfoodieshavediscoveredwildedibles.FromthemostupscalerestaurantsinNewYorktohumblefarmstaysinEurope,chefsandrestaurant-goersalikeareseekingpleasureinfoodfoundinthewild.InPursuitofWildEdibles:AForager’sTourtellsthestoryofonemanpassionateaboutfindingwildediblesandcreatingrecipestohighlighttheiruniqueflavors.AnAmericanexpatriate,poet,andgourmetlivinginFrance,JeffreyGreenehasscouredthefields,rivers,andbeachesofEuropeandhisnativeNewEnglandinsearchoffoodsrangingfrompuffballsandperiwinklestostonepinenutsandgooseneckbarnacles.Formany,foragingisthelatesttrendinfoodieculture,butforGreenethisjourneystretchesbacktohischildhood,whenhisparentsfledNewYorkCitytoashack-likehouseinruralConnecticut.Convincedtheycouldliveofftheland,thefamilyraisedgoats,plantedgardens,gatheredseafoodatthenearbycoast,andforagedforfoodfromthewoods.Inspiredbythesechildhoodexperiences,Greeneandhiswife,Mary,boughtandrestoredanoldprioryinruralBurgundy.Surroundedbyforests,theylearnedtoidentifymushroomsandgreens,anddevotedthemselvestoinventingrecipesforthem.ThusbeganapursuitthattookGreenetothePolishCarpathians,theAppenninesoverlookingtheLiguriancoast,theshoresofNormandyandBrittany,andtoPlymouth,Massachusetts,wherethePilgrimsekedouttheirfirstwinterinnearstarvation.Greene’scaptivatingbookoffersexperiencedforagersandnovicesalikeanextensivesamplingofhisownrecipesandachancetocomealongwithhimonhisinternationaladventures.Fromrazorclamsandwildseaurchins,toyoungnettlesanddandeliongreens,towildstrawberriesandcherries,Greeneshowcasesthebeautyofwhatonecancookupinatrulywildrecipe.
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