The purpose for an amateur forager like me, and probably most foragers, is to enjoy what nature has on offer, any time of the year, and learn more about food, food webs and our human history. Women had to depend on the forest for food and a lot of knowledge of wild edibles was created and retained. But as we embark upon this trend of consuming wild edibles, we should exercise some caution. It was the restaurant Noma in Copenhagen that bolstered the trend of wild edibles by putting several foraged foods on its enormous tasting menu. Photo: iStockForaging in an Indian contextThere is nothing new about wild edibles in India.

Source: Mint May 27, 2018 04:41 UTC