We love spring here at Forage. Tender new growth is full of vitality & tonic like flavour, Inside unassuming buds and tiny flowers hide powerhouses of magical flavour – this really is the time to feast. From the moment the sap started rising we’ve been preparing a wild utterly delicious feast that will celebrate everything delicious about a wild spring. On the 2nd May we are going to be serving our finds at our Wild Spring Feast.
On the menu this year we’ll be eating: beech leaves, wood sorrel, wild boar, pine tips, rhubarb, cherry blossom , primrose flowers, ladysmock, jack by the hedge, wild garlic, hawthorn, pennywort, horseradish, bittercress, dandelion, nettle, violet flowers, primrose leaves, blackcurrant leaves, ground elder, cleavers, hogweed shoots, wild leeks and tulip petals..
wild canapés and cocktails on arrival
Trout served with rhubarb, apple, flowering currant flowers, angelica, mint and pine
Wild gazpacho served in freshly picked tulip petals
Wild boar (or griddled fresh halloumi) served with wild garlic pesto, hogweed shoots, asparagus, and charred wild leeks
blackcurrant leaf sorbet
Birch sap syrup crème caramel, primrose curd & violet cream pavlova
Tickets to the Wild Spring Feast are on sale now. £35 per person including canapés, cocktails and 3 courses. If you would like to book tickets for the event please contact us on 01873 860347 or via our contact us page.
Aloha!
I wish I could be there to enjoy the bounties of spring! But alas, this weekend I’ll be foraging for some tasty plants, berries, and flowers here in Hawai’i.
‘Iolani
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The flavours of spring are pretty amazing here but I have a feeling your Hawaiian find will be just as magical! Happy gathering!
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