Perhaps not the most appealing name for a foraged food but certainly one of the most talked about. Mugwort - what is it and where can you find it? Above all, what is so good about it? Some really deep questions for a foraging food that is on all the hard-core foragers’ menus at the moment.
Where to find it?
Unfortunately it is bad news for hay fever sufferers as Mugwort is known to set noses running and eyes itching. This amazing plant stuffed up many a goose in Germany over Christmas.
Japanese eat it in their rice cakes, Koreans in soups and salads and even teas.
Weather you are using Mugwort to spice up your meat dishes or liven up a pudding with a difference this is a plant that is the definite favourite of the foragers one could say the “sunblushed tomato of the 1980’s or the “espuma” of the 2000’s!
We chefs follow fashion like anyone else …
I am off to go and cook up some Mugwort and get back to you on the flavours and whole cookery experience…
Why not look at this amazing venison recipe using Mugwort and every chefs favourite at the moment- Wild Garlic Shoots.
Steph
(No warts on me!)
