Foray and Fire Cooking

Have a go at foraging and fire cooking with Fire & Feast.

Really get back to basics with a full day of learning how to forage your own food and cook it over fire!

There are so many wonderful plants around us that can be used to bring new interest to our everyday meals as well as being a sustainable and free resource. This full day workshop will provide you with an introduction to both foraging and woodfire cooking.

Plan for the day...
After introductions, coffee and cake, Vivia Bamford from Sciapod Foray, will lead our foraging walk around the farm and local area to collect our hedgerow ingredients for the day. As we walk, we will spend our time thinking about the dos and don’ts of foraging, taking a tactile, storytelling and sharing approach to identifying plants of interest, covering everything from folklore, and traditional medicine, to food uses of the plants around us.

We will then return to the outdoor kitchen in the tranquil Fire and Feast herb garden for hands-on wood fire cooking using the versatile Roadii grills to prepare a light lunch and two course supper with our foraged ingredients. We will also provide you with additional ingredients and garnishes made in advance of the day with other foraged plants.

We will begin with fire lighting. Once fires are lit, we will spend our time grilling, roasting and baking, in, on and over the fire in our secluded garden. With a combination of demonstrations and hands-on cookery you will prepare a variety of tasty treats, culminating in a final meal shared in our dining tipi. There will be time for questions and conversations and an opportunity to savour the beautiful Suffolk countryside as you cook and dine. Come dressed suitably for the outdoors. On site parking available.
Special dietary requirements can be catered for if advised in advance.

Your full day experience will include:
Freshly made hot drinks and a sweet treat on arrival and mid afternoon
All equipment and ingredients and an apron for use during your time with us
Light lunch and early evening three course meal with a selection of drinks
Foraging walk and expert advice throughout the day from Vivia
Fire lighting and cookery demonstrations throughout the session with Judith
Information / recipe pack to carry on your foraging and wood fire
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