Edible Seashore: River Cottage Handbook No.5

Reviewer rating: 

5

Pros: 

Thorough, practical, easy to follow, well illustrated, and hilarious

Cons: 

Contains limpets and gutweed

Ray Mears once said that in the event of an apocalyptic catastrophe that left survivors to fend for themselves, he’d head straight for the coast because that’s where you’ll find the most wild food with the least effort. Seaweeds, edible molluscs, crustaceans, edible coastal plants, and, of course, fish are all easily accessed with just a little know-how.

One should always be prepared for an apocalypse. And, as we're thoroughly coastal for another month, I ordered a copy of John Wright's Edible Seashore.