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2.3.3 Wild food

What wild food really is? It’s nothing strange to Finnish people to go out and
get something edible like mushrooms, wild berries, herbs or game food from Table 4. What is wild food (Polarica Wild Food 2016, 3.)
the forest. The food coming from nature is so natural to us that we may not
even be able to appreciate it. But that is exactly what makes Finnish food
interesting.
(Food Service tuoteopas 2016, 4-6.)

Finnish wild food is very seasonal. There is still a lot of potential in wildly-
growing food. For example, nettle, spruce sprout or gout weed could be
used more abundantly. In Finland, the berry season is at its best in July and
August and mushrooms until September. Elk and reindeer are in season
from September to December.
(Food Service tuoteopas 2016, 3.)

Photo: A chef and catering entrepreneur Ossi Paloneva gave a presentation of wild food in Omnia,
by Amira Saad. (CC-BY-NC-ND) https://www.ruokatieto.fi/ruokakasvatus/ruoka-

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