Forage & Feast is an accessible and beautifully photographed tutorial and recipe guide by Chrissy Tracey. Released 9th April 2024 by Penguin Random House on their Ten Speed Press
imprint, it's 272 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook
formats.
This
guide is divided into seasonal sections. Each season includes foraging and plant lists with photos and info for IDing and foraging plants and fungi alongside recipes using nature's bounty.
Foraging guides include lots of different types of mushrooms, greens, berries, fruits, and flowers.
Recipes include an introduction, bullet list of ingredients, and step by step preparation instructions. Ingredient measures are provided in imperial (American) units only. Many of the ingredients will require both foraged items and access to a well stocked specialist grocer.
Many (but
not all) of the recipes are accompanied by full color photos, including
preparation pictures. The photos are a high point of the book, and
serving suggestions are very attractive and well styled. The author/publisher have also included an abbreviated resources and links lists for more information on foraging, as well as a cross-referenced index to the book's content.
Four
stars. This would be an excellent choice for public library acquisition,
home use, for smallholders and self sufficiency folks, and for gift
giving. It's lovely to see a burgeoning appreciation for foraging and using local fresh ingredients.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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