earthnuts
Subterranean edible tubers
Earthnuts are edible tubers or underground parts of various plants, dug from the earth and eaten.
The term applies loosely to several unrelated species—including pignut, peanut, and certain European wild plants with small starchy tubers.
The name is straightforward: nuts found in the earth.
Foragers prize earthnuts for their sweet, nutty flavor.
Wild edible tuber
- tigernutEdible sedge tuber
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- edibleSafe to consume
- woodlandForested land area
hedgerow · digging · unearthing · starchy · raw · roasted · traditional · seasonal
Peanut or dimwit
- legumePod-producing plant family
- podSeed case or cetacean group
- shellHard outer covering
- roastedCooked uncovered with heat
salted · boiled · butter · oil · protein · snack · allergen · Valencia
Gathering uncultivated natural materials
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- ediblesItems safe to consume
- bushcraftWilderness survival skill set
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
seasonal · hedgerow · woodland · meadow · digging · unearthing · subsistence · ancestral
pignut
Wild edible tuber
woodland · hedgerow · digging · unearthing · starchy · raw · roasted · traditional · seasonal · locavore
goober
Peanut or dimwit
roasted · salted · boiled · butter · oil · protein · snack · allergen · Valencia · Virginia
wildcrafting
Gathering uncultivated natural materials
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- ediblesItems safe to consume
- bushcraftWilderness survival skill set
identification · seasonal · hedgerow · woodland · meadow · digging · unearthing · subsistence · ancestral · ethnobotany
squirrels
Bushy-tailed nut gatherers
foraging · woodland · habitat · ecosystem · autumn · mast · grazing · rooting · burrow · mammals