The market · Herbs and aromatics · Northern and Central Europe
Wood sorrel
A tiny clover-leafed woodland plant (oxalis) with a clean, sharp sourness like green apple peel — a favourite finishing leaf of the new Nordic kitchen.
sour · green apple · lemony
If you can't find it
Farmers' markets; easy to grow.
- The same weight, with lemon juiceYou lose the clean, lemony sourness of the leaf itself.
Goes with
Knowing it
- Where to buy
- Foraged from shady woods, or from growers who supply restaurants. It wilts within hours of picking.
- Worth knowing
- Use it raw, at the very end — heat kills it. Like sorrel it's high in oxalic acid, so treat it as a seasoning leaf rather than a salad.
