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Seaweed and Eat It

Seaweed and Eat It

A Family Foraging and Cooking Adventure

Summary

Seaweed And Eat It is the foodie's answer to The Dangerous Book for Boys, and a nostalgic journey of rediscovery for the whole family.

Part cookbook, part natural history guide, with tasty recipes, fascinating folklore and inspiring ideas for seasonal feasts, Seaweed leads the reader through the process of identifying, learning about and cooking unusual and native wild foods.

From discovering edible wild plants and flowers, to creating delicious seasonal feasts, Seaweed puts the fun into foraging and injects a sense of adventure into preparing dinner.

For anyone interested in the origins of their food - or who's shocked by the price of elderflower cordial - this inspirational cookbook will ensure mealtimes are never dull.

This revised edition is black and white.

About the authors

Xa Milne

Xa Milne has been involved in the seaweed industry since 2008 and is co-founder of the fast-growing Edinburgh-based company, Mara Seaweed. Her first book, Seaweed and Eat It, was published in 2008. Xa previoulsy wrote a column in the Telegraph Weekend and The Field.
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Fiona Houston

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