wild asparagus
Springtime forager's prize
Wild asparagus refers to asparagus species that grow uncultivated, foraged from roadsides, meadows, and woodland edges rather than farmed.
The spears are typically thinner and more intensely flavored than commercial varieties.
Foraging for wild asparagus is a springtime tradition in parts of Europe and North America: We found a patch of wild asparagus growing along the fence line.
Creamy Italian grain dish
- antipastiItalian first-course assortment
- sautéedCooked quickly in fat
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- roastedCooked uncovered with heat
frittata · omelette · vinaigrette · delicacy · seasonal · tender · blanched · olive oil
Fires or photographs
- stalksFollows obsessively or secretly
- spearsPointed pole weapons
- perennialRecurring each year
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
herbaceous · feathery · thin · slender · green · spring growth · germination · propagation
One seeking wild food
- wildcraftingGathering uncultivated natural materials
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- edibleSafe to consume
woods · meadows · countryside · bushcraft · herbalism · botanizing · subsistence · sustainability
Grassland for grazing
- ditchesNarrow drainage channels
- roadsidesEdges of thoroughfares
- hedgerowsRows of dense shrubs
- riverbanksEdges of flowing waterways
woodland edge · grassland · sandy soil · Mediterranean · temperate · uncultivated · fencerows
risotto
Creamy Italian grain dish
roasted · frittata · omelette · vinaigrette · delicacy · seasonal · tender · blanched · olive oil · garlic
shoots
Fires or photographs
rhizome · herbaceous · feathery · thin · slender · green · spring growth · germination · propagation · native
forager
One seeking wild food
- wildcraftingGathering uncultivated natural materials
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- harvestingGathering mature crops
edible · woods · meadows · countryside · bushcraft · herbalism · botanizing · subsistence · sustainability · rural
meadows
Grassland for grazing
riverbanks · woodland edge · grassland · sandy soil · Mediterranean · temperate · uncultivated · fencerows
- foraged foodsdandelion, blackberries, blueberries, nuts, mushrooms
- Wild Foodsramps, fiddleheads, dandelion greens, morels, chanterelles
- Mediterranean plantsolive, fig, cistus, rockrose, mastic
- foraged greensdandelion greens, lamb's quarters, purslane, chickweed, nettle
- Kalahari floraacacia, thorn tree, baobab, marula, leadwood