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About the veg wiki

Philosophy

Cooking is better with more hands in the pot.

A wiki gets more useful the more it's used. Every recipe links to the ingredients and techniques it uses — and every ingredient links back to the recipes built around it. Nothing here is static: pages grow as the household cooks, and what we learn goes straight back into the site.

No banner ads, no sponsored recipes, no tracking cookies. If something is here, it's because we actually cook it.

Who we are

A household that cooks together

This is a family project, not a publication. Everything is written by and for the people who cook from it, and every recipe is tested at least twice before it's published.

Why we built it

One connected place for what we cook

Most recipe sites are a pile of one-off pages. We wanted the recipes we've actually made, the ingredients and techniques behind them, and a meal planner that remembers everyone's allergies, preferences, and dislikes — all woven into a single system. A family cookbook that never goes out of date.

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Ingredient · Fungi

Mushroom

OriginNorthern Hemisphere SeasonSep-Nov FlavourUmami, earthy, meaty Edit
22kcal 1% RNI
Carries the calories a body runs on day to day from carbohydrate, protein, fat and alcohol. How much you need varies widely with age, activity and goals.
Reference: 2000.00kcal per day (UK Reference Intake)
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9mcg 12% RNI
An antioxidant mineral with a role in thyroid hormone handling. Brazil nuts are exceptionally rich — one or two a day covers needs. Soil-dependent, so intake varies.
Reference: 75.00mcg per day (UK RNI)
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B vitamins yes

Recipes using mushroom

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