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Wild Food in a Day - A Foodie Forage for Free Food Along the Suffolk Coast

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Chicken of the Woods and Other Wild Ingredients
mushroom risotto

A wild mushroom and parsnip risotto was garnished with big slabs of "Chicken of the Woods", an unusual, wild tree funghi.

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A foodie highlight of the Wild Food in a Day was the meal prepared by The Anchor's Sophie Dorber, from her own recipes as well as several provided by wild food expert Jacky Sutton-Adam. The feast included a wild mushroom and parsnip risotto, pictured above, which included slabs of the unusual, bland but meaty textured Chicken of the Woods a funghi that grows on willow or cherry wood. The groaning table also included chunks of saffron and polenta bread dressed with cheese and herbs, Three Cousins Salad, meltingly good local sausages and chunks of grilled lamb, a huge choice of local cheeses and a special, wildflower scented pudding.

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