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Lemonade berries are as sweet and sour as their name implies.
food

Gaze on Ghostly Portraits of North America’s Wild Edibles

From familiar flowers to unusual salad greens.
Anne Ewbank August 20, 2021
Ramps appear in early spring across the eastern United States.
food

The Rush for Ramps Is Threatening Millennia-Old Foodways

Native harvesters' access to the wild plant is jeopardized by its trendiness.
Amanda Gokee June 9, 2021
Cicada ceviche, made with (clockwise from top left) adults, tenerals, and nymphs.
insects

The Chef Cooking a Cicada Recipe for Every Palate

From ceviche to caramel popcorn, Joseph Yoon is showing how Brood X can be a delicious part of your diet.
Sam O'Brien June 7, 2021
When foraging, never take the first or last of something, and always share what you gather.
nature

A Field Guide to North America’s Wild Crops

Spot these free-ranging versions of your favorite produce on your next hike.
Reina Gattuso April 7, 2021
Ra'ad Abdelemir, a trader, sorts truffles in a tent at a market in Samawa, Iraq, February 22, 2021.
deserts

The Risks and Rewards of the Remarkable Desert Truffle

Mysterious to scientists, dangerous for foragers, and coveted by gastronomes.
Elizabeth Wang Whitman March 31, 2021
The Suella, an egg-and-bacon breakfast plate with a sour Davidson plum drizzle.
restaurants

In Sydney, a Cafe Serving Aboriginal Food Brings Comfort and Challenges

Nyoka Hrabinsky, an Aboriginal ethnobotanist, is turning “bush tucker” into brunch.
Reina Gattuso November 19, 2020
A wasp investigates the fruit and flowers atop a saguaro cactus south of Sells, Arizona.
deserts

The Ancient Art of Harvesting Fruit in the Desert

Treasured by the Tohono O’odham, saguaro fruit appear only in the Sonoran summer.
Chris Malloy September 25, 2020
Turn a walk in the woods into a multi-purpose kitchen ingredient.
trees

How to Turn a Walk in the Woods Into an Ancient Indigenous Kitchen Staple

Easy foraging can add a touch of the forest to your tea, stews, and even bath.
Luke Fater May 4, 2020
In late summer, Copenhagen residents can pluck sun-warmed raspberries at the edge of the city, where urban sprawl gives way to woodlands.
food

Copenhagen Wants You to Forage on Its City Streets

It’s part of a movement to introduce local foods to Danish diets.
Reina Gattuso December 3, 2019
Louis Trevino (left) and Vincent Medina (right) plate traditional food at Cafe Ohlone.
Berkeley, California

Cafe Ohlone

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.
Separated and washed coffee grains set to dry.
Gastro Obscura

Jacu Bird Coffee

In the mountains of southeast Brazil, the droppings of invasive yet protected birds are turned into expensive, delicious coffee.
Dr. Katja Rebolj and Peter Zajc pick invasive Himalayan balsam, which can only be eaten in small quantities, and which they use only occasionally.
food

The Intrepid Herb Hunters Who Scour Alpine Mountains and Meadows for Top Chefs

Slovenia's most celebrated restaurants rely on their foraging.
Noah Charney May 13, 2019
Sacred Seeds' 2018 spring planting.
farms

The Promise and Perils of Resurrecting Native Americans’ Lost Crops

Who owns ancient seeds?
Reina Gattuso April 4, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Pine Cone Preserves

Soft young cones make a sweet jam believed to have health benefits in Russia and Georgia.
Gastro Obscura

Tsamma Melon

This wild fruit helps man and beast survive long treks without water in the Kalahari desert.
Gastro Obscura

Desert Truffles

So strong is Kuwaitis’ love for this seasonal delicacy that an entire market gets set up just for its sale.
Gastro Obscura

Lithuanian Acorn Coffee

Ground nuts provide the base for this warm, caffeine-free drink.
More advanced birch tapping techniques co-exist with the spigot and bucket method.
food

In Alaska, Birch Syrup Is a Sweet Sign of Breakup Season

The running sap is like a local version of Groundhog Day.
Bree Kessler February 14, 2019