Wild Cooking

Wild Edible Flower Sambal

Wild Edible Flower Sambal Recipe

Wild edible flower sambal recipes are uncommon.  But you can find some recipes in Indonesia. The most popular is sambal from Kecombrang (Etlingera elatior) and Honje (Etlingera hemisphaerica).  In this article, I will introduce the new recipe.  How to make spicy sambal without any chilli pepper. The recipe is using other wild edible flowers.  The name is Jotang (Spilanthes acmella var. paniculata).  

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By Muryanto Paiman, ago
wild edible plant

Wild edible plant – Diplazium proliferum

Wild edible plant is abundant in the Indonesian rainforest.  On every occasion, I explore the forest and practicing food foraging activities.  Diplazium proliferum is always been my target. The only reason is because of its crunchy texture and delicious taste. Besides the young stems/leaves, I expect that I can also collect the bulbils.  because bulbils are tastier.

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By Muryanto Paiman, ago
10 uses of Caryota mitis as a survival plant

Caryota mitis as survival plants and their 10 uses you should know

10 uses of Caryota mitis as survival plants you should know. Survival situations may happen to everyone. You who loved outdoor activities, such as hiking, trekking, exploring, usually have learned how to face the survival evidence.  Which you probably never expected.  But again, a survival situation can happen to everyone.  It can be caused by getting lost, natural disasters, or some other reasons.

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By Muryanto Paiman, ago
Wild edible greens salad

Wild Edible Greens Salad

Wild edible greens salad is the recipe from various wild edible plants. I also share the recipe in the Indonesian language on cookpad.com. An Indonesian forest is a suitable place as a home for many plants. Tropical rain forest areas have high rainfall so that the water is abundant throughout the year. There are so many edible plants. Starting from the plants in the emergent layer, upper canopy, lower canopy, to the forest floor.

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By Muryanto Paiman, ago