Eat Wild Book

Eat Wild is an expertly illustrated guide dedicated to foraging and cooking with New Zealand's diverse wild ingredients.

Featuring detailed recipes for plants, seafood, and hunting advice, it enhances your culinary repertoire and fosters a deeper connection with nature.

Eat Wild is a guide to getting your wild ingredients, then cooking with them. This beautifully illustrated book showcases some of New Zealand’s most widely known yet underutilised wild foods: plants, including flowers, fungi and seaweed; kai moana, including pāua, kōura and snapper; and even hunting tips, such as what to do with your ethically obtained rabbits.

Perfect for both experienced foragers and those interested in sustainable food sourcing.

Sophie Merkens takes us on the trip of a lifetime, sharing her own story, recipes and advice from across the country, as well as the generous wisdom of the chefs, divers, hunters and kaitiaki she meets along the way.