Welcome to Skovkær! This is your gateway to the world of wild food and foraging. Here, you’ll find a variety of delicious recipes made with wild ingredients, along with blog posts full of inspiration, tips, and practical advice to help you get started on your own foraging journey. At the top of the page, you’ll find links to our seasonal wild recipes. You can also dive into the blog to discover more about edible plants, foraging techniques, and creative ways to cook with nature’s pantry.

We hope Skovkær inspires you to explore the outdoors, try new ingredients, and enjoy the beauty of cooking with wild food.

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Rose hips are the fruits of the rose flower plant. Rose hips replace the fallen flowers when the temperatures lower. Rose hips are edible and are shaped round or oval. The color of rose hips is normally bright red to orange – the darker the red the riper.

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A basket full of black trumpet mushrooms and funnel chanterelles. Foraging for edible wild mushrooms in nature is pure joy! You come home after a successful mushroom hunt with a basket full of delicious, fresh mushrooms. That means you can prepare a wonderful home cooked mushroom meal. Sometimes you are lucky enough to find more
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The sweet violet (Viola odorata) is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe and Asia. It belongs to the violet family, which includes over 500 different species. It is also known by the names of wood violet, common violet, florist’s violet, English violet, and garden violet. Odorata, which is part of the Latin name of
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Porcini and chanterelle risotto is a creamy and very delicious mushroom risotto. Try to serve this as an appetizer for 4 people or as a main course for 2. I like to use fresh porcini and chanterelle mushrooms since they, in my opinion, have a way stronger taste than if they were dried. The rice used
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Condiments & Preserves
Looking for a recipe for a wild, refreshing, and fragrant tea that's both natural and full of flavour? Then make this easy elderflower and wild rose tea recipe! This wild tea combines the natural and aromatic properties of dried roses (rosa rugosa) and elderflowers (sambucus nigra) to create a soothing beverage that's perfect for relaxation
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Bread & Cakes

Homemade stinging nettle and feta cheese bread is a tasty way of using foraged nettles. Nettles and feta cheese go so well together and can be compared to eating spinach and feta cheese. Nettles are so healthy and you can pick them for free! – Just remember to wear gloves..

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Creamy Porcini and Potato Soup is a versatile and flavorful mushroom soup that can be served both as an elegant starter or as a main course on cold days. This soup makes the most of the deep umami flavor from the porcini mushrooms, which give the dish a luxurious character without being complicated to prepare.
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