Regular readers of this column will no doubt have noticed my sometimes cynical view of wild foods. If it doesn’t taste good, I will say so, and not fall into the trap of recommending something because of its novelty value, as, I have noticed, many ‘posh’ restaurants seem to do. Perennial wall-rocket is simply superb, and I can recommend it without hesitation.
Perennial wall-rocket,, is a small, shrubby plant found in odd locations such as car parks, urban roadsides and, notably, in exposed areas near to the sea. In part this is down to a preference for sunny locations and