Wild and Edible: Herbs, Flowers & Small Salads, Marie-Claude Paume

A book to discover nature as a huge garden where everything is given to us. This directory lists over 150 edible wild plants growing in France, in our immediate environment; it is intended for curious walkers, wild foraging enthusiasts, looking for ingredients for creative cooking. Each plant is illustrated with photographs that facilitate its identification; it is listed with its Latin, French and common name, its botanical family, its therapeutic virtues, its flavor, its culinary uses, its preferred habitat and finally, its harvesting period, respecting the plant. The author also offers many easy-to-make, fun and tasty recipes so that we can enjoy the best of salads, "cooking herbs" or edible wild flowers.