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.

Blog
Welcome to this St. George's Mushroom foraging guide! As the crisp air of spring replaces the chill of winter, the forest floor comes to life with a myriad of treasures, among which the St. George's Mushroom, scientifically known as Calocybe gambosa, holds a special place. Join us as we explore the characteristics, habitat, culinary potential,
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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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Bread & Cakes
Stinging Nettle Cake is a funny and super tasty way of using stinging nettles. The cake is sweet and moist and tastes amazing. The stinging nettle cake has a priceless natural bright green color and is topped with icing. I decorated the cake using fresh nettle leaves, but I took them off before eating them.
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Appetizers
Blinis with morel mushrooms and creme fraiche is an elegant and delicious appetizer. Morels are valuable mushrooms known for their intense flavor and aroma, and their rich and sought-after taste makes this dish particularly suitable for special occasions when you want to treat your guests. Blinis are small, delicate pancakes that originate from Russia. They
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Soups
Morel mushroom soup is a super tasty mushroom soup made from fresh morels, chicken stock, and heavy cream. The morel mushroom soup is topped with butter-fried morels. This soup can be served as a starter or main course with some bread. Morel mushrooms are very tasty gourmet mushrooms and can be used in many different
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Appetizers

Butter-fried chanterelles with parsley is a super delicious appetizer you can get either from foraged chanterelles if you are lucky, or in the slightly more expensive supermarkets when they are in season from July to September.

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