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Vegan Nettle Soup with Potatoes and Coconut Milk

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Condiments & Preserves

Wild Violet Sugar

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St. George’s Mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)

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Appetizers

White Asparagus with Creamy Morel Mushrooms

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Main Courses

Wild Garlic Risotto with Green Asparagus

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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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Woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

Description Woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) is a small and charming plant that grows wild in Denmark and many other temperate regions around the world. Despite rarely reaching a height of more than 15-20 cm, they have an impressive ability to spread across large areas. The plants have distinctive leaves resembling three fingers, with a pale
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Sweet violet (Viola odorata)

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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Recipes

Appetizers

Chanterelles a la creme on toasted bread

Chanterelles a la creme on toasted bread is an unbeatable classic that simply highlights the unique, nutty flavor and rich texture of chanterelles. This recipe is perfect as a starter for four people. While not the healthiest dish due to the generous use of heavy cream and butter, these ingredients give the dish its silky
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Condiments & Preserves

Scandinavian Lingonberry Jam

Lingonberry jam is a popular Scandinavian jam, served in sweet and salty dishes. Typically, lingonberry jam is served with mashed potatoes, meatballs, meat dishes in general, as a spread on bread, or on pancakes. Lingonberries (vaccinium vitas-idaea) are native to northern Europe and North America, and are also known as bearberries, redberries, foxberries, mountain cranberries,
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Main Courses

Wild Garlic Risotto with Green Asparagus

As spring arrives, the forest floor comes alive with fresh, wild plants – and one of the most popular is undoubtedly wild garlic. With its mild garlic flavor and vibrant green leaves, wild garlic is a true seasonal favorite in Nordic cuisine. One of the tastiest ways to use wild garlic is in a creamy
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Christmas

Risalamande Served with Cherry Sauce (Danish Rice Pudding Dessert)

Risalamande “Ris à l’amande” is a Danish rice pudding dessert which is the most common Christmas dessert served on Christmas Eve. Risalamande is based on Risengrød which is a rice pudding containing rice, whole milk, water, and salt. After the rice pudding is made and cooled down completely, whipped cream, sugar, vanilla sugar, and blanched
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