Fat of the Land: adventures of a 21st century forager
by Langdon Cook

Summary

Stinging nettle soup? Is that something you would eat on purpose? Oh, yes. Author Langdon Cook insists you haven't had great foraged cuisine until you've tried his stinging nettle soup.

With an eye for adventure and a droll sense of humor, Langdon Cook shares tales of foraging adventures and favorite recipes. Filled with humor, Cook's Fat of the Land shares his experiences as he ambles about Northwest coastlines and forests picking up things to eat - and finding them surprisingly tasty! Cook recounts his journey from wrangler of pre-packaged calories to connoisseur of coveted wild edibles, and also shares favorite recipes he has concocted for his delectable treasures.

Whether free-diving in Puget Sound with hopes of spearing a snaggletooth lingcod, digging razor clams on a coastal beach, or coming face to face with Papa Bear in a mountain huckleberry patch, Cook frames his adventures in the fascinating world of wild foods and foraging. Let Langdon Cook show you how to safely navigate the Northwest's bounty of natural, edible delights, and reconnect with the landscape.

Praise

"Smart, funny, and hugely knowledgeable, Langdon Cook is a walking field guide and a gifted storyteller," — Molly Wizenberg, author of A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes From My Kitchen Table

In Fat of the Land, Langdon Cook invites us to share in his enthusiastic, salubrious, wild food foraging quests. Get out of town, breathe in the fresh air, hear the quiet, exercise, feel good, connect with nature and the season — then return to the kitchen to delicious preparations of dandelion greens, squid, fiddleheads, or whatever the quarry. Lively, informative, soul-satisfying narrative." — Gourmet Magazine

About the Author

Langdon Cook was a senior editor until he left the corporate world to live in a cabin off the grid with his wife and son. Now a freelance writer, Cook has written for Gray's Sporting Journal, Outside, Fly Fisherman, The Stranger, Seattle Metropolitan, Northwest Palate, and other publications.

Learn more about Langdon Cook at his Fat of the Land Blog.

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