Forest for Dinner Preserves and Jam
Forest for Dinner Preserves and Jam
Forest for Dinner Preserves and Jam
Forest for Dinner Preserves and Jam
Forest for Dinner Preserves and Jam
Forest for Dinner Preserves and Jam
Forest for Dinner Preserves and Jam
Forest for Dinner Preserves and Jam
Forest for Dinner Preserves and Jam
Forest for Dinner Preserves and Jam
Forest for Dinner Preserves and Jam

Forest for Dinner Preserves and Jam

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Forest for Dinner brings high-quality wild food products harvested from the wilderness of Vancouver Island into each of their preserves and jams. Built upon a shared love of nature, wild food, and decades of experience foraging all over the world.

We’re wild about foraging nourishing, world-changing foods.”

Click through the drop downs below for more information about each of their incredible products!

  • Natural ingredients
  • No added preservatives
  • Handmade in small batches
  • Gluten free
  • Vegan
  • Wild harvested
  • Made in Vancouver Island, BC!

Ripe, luscious, nearly black salal berries make this gorgeous antioxidant-packed jelly that’s sweet and full of depth. Salal berries have a distinctively honeyed and earthy taste that some describe as a cross between blueberry and blackcurrant. You really have to try the Salal Berry Jelly yourself to savour its deeper, richer, and special flavours. It’s superb on fresh croissants, blended into smoothies, or spread on crepes.

Ingredients: Wild-harvested salal berries (Gaultheria shallon), Water, Sugars (organic cane sugar), Pectin, Organic lemon juice

Bring a little bit of the lush Vancouver Island forests into your kitchen. Did you know that some parts of certain conifer trees are deliciously edible? Spruce Tip Jelly has a light and uplifting citrusy taste that evokes the Island’s coastal rainforests. This unique refreshing jelly pairs beautifully with cheese, crackers, meats, and more.

Ingredients: Water, Sugars (organic cane sugar), Wild-harvested Sitka spruce tips (Picea sitchensis), Pectin

Hand-harvested from higher elevations on Vancouver Island’s coastal mountains, rare & sought-after mountain huckleberries soak up the sun to grow plump & flavourful. Packed with vibrant fruit, this jam brings you the succulent, layered flavour of these wild berries. Versatile option for all your morning classics, like pancakes, toast or yogurt.

Ingredients: Wild-harvested mountain huckleberries (Vaccinium membranaceum), Sugars (organic cane sugar), Pectin, Organic lemon juice

These zingy pickled chanterelles let you enjoy this prized mushroom’s flavour year-round rather than just in season. Pickled in a brim of organic apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, rosemary, garlic, fennel seeds and more. Then they are left marinated in oil for a well-balanced sweet and sour fruity flavour. The perfect way to add zest and texture to your plate.

Ingredients: Wild-harvested chanterelles (Cantharellus formosus), Canola oil, Apple cider vinegar*, Water, Sugars (maple syrup*), Fresh peeled garlic*, Salt, Black peppercorn*, Fennel seeds*, Dried rosemary*, Dried chili flakes* (* organic ingredients)

Part of the morels’ beauty and coveted status is that they are textured and spongy, beautifully soaking up flavour like nothing else. These wild-harvested Marinated Morels start out in dried form and are rehydrated before marinating. Forest for Dinner special marinade imparts even more layered flavour while also capturing the morels’ fresh and tender texture. Delicious and ready-to-use, you can savour the mushrooms on their own or add them to dishes for a decadent and zippy bite.

Ingredients: Wild-harvested morels (Morchella sp.), Canola oil, Apple cider vinegar*, Water, Port wine, Salt, Black peppercorn*, Thyme*, Dried chili flakes* (*organic ingredients)

These extraordinary Oxeye Daisy Capers are made from the tender buds of this pretty perennial flower. Patiently plucked from meadows and grassy areas, they are then pickled in a savoury apple cider brine. Just like regular capers, they go beautifully with seafood, salads, pasta, soups, sandwiches, or nibble them straight from the jar.

Ingredients: Organic apple cider vinegar, Wild-harvested oxeye daisy buds, (Leucanthemum vulgare), Water, Salt

Arguably Mother Nature’s sweetest purple gems. With no artificial preservatives or colours, this luscious, versatile spread is loaded with antioxidant-packed wild blueberries so juicy that the result is truly special. Try it with baked camembert, meats like venison, in homemade mochi, or even in a salty-sweet ham sandwich.

Ingredients: Sugars (organic cane sugar), Wild-harvested west coast blueberries (Vaccinium ovalifolium), Water, Pectin, Organic lemon juice

This fungi powder is a gravy flavour helper and chicken soup energizer. When cooking, simply sprinkle it into any savoury dish that needs a forest note.

Ingredients: 100% wild-harvested dried chanterelle mushrooms (Cantharellus formosus)

A sublime capture of an ephemeral springtime blossom, this sugar has a wide range of applications in the sweet kitchen. Use anywhere you wish to add a delightful floral high note.

Ingredients: Ingredients: Sugars (organic cane sugar), Wild-harvested Nootka rose petals (Rosa nutkana)

This citrusy and zesty sugar offers plenty of tropical fruit esters and aromatics. Notes of ripe melon and citrus make it perfect for lemonades and cold beverages.

IngredientsIngredients: Sugars (organic cane sugar), Wild-harvested Sitka spruce tips (Picea sitchensis)

Rose hips are a powerhouse of vitamins perfect for enjoying over the dark winter months in teas and hot infusions. They contain high levels of vitamin C and beneficial flavonoids and carotenoids, perfect to boost your immunity while the snows lie heavy on the ground.

Ingredients: Ingredients: 100% wild-harvested dried Nootka rose hips (Rosa nutkana)

This wild green is one of the most nutritious plant based foods available to us during the Pacific Northwest springtime. With excellent levels of minerals and vitamins the tender tips of this springtime plant are painstakingly harvested and dried for you to use all season.
Stinging nettle contains all essential amino acids, offers anti-inflammatory and anti-histamine benefits, raises blood antioxidant levels, as well as helping to regulate blood sugar.

Ingredients: 100% wild-harvested dried stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)

The small blue berries pack a surprising punch: chew one and will be uplifted by heady terpenes and strong flavours reminiscent of the scent of the mountain conifer forests in which these trees grow. It makes a sublime garnish for a gin and tonic where it complements botanical flavours in the gin.

Ingredients100% wild-harvested dried juniper berries (Juniperus communis)

This fresh and citrusy wild salt blend lends a herbaceous, coniferous flavour to any recipe.
Ingredients: Ingredients: Canadian sea salt flakes, Wild-harvested stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), Wild-harvested Sitka spruce tips (Picea sitchensis), Wild-harvested western white pine needles (Pinus monticola)

Fruity and aromatic, this wild salt tastes of mountains and conifer forests. Use it to give a powerful accent to any savoury dish.

Ingredients: Ingredients: Canadian sea salt flakes, Wild-harvested juniper berries (Juniperus communis), Wild-harvested sweet gale seeds (Myrica gale)

This jelly is sweet, a little earthy, and has undertones of blueberries, cherries, and lemon. Forest for Dinner celebrates Pacific Northwest Oregon grapes with a sweet and sour jelly that’s superb on your morning toast and fresh-baked bread, and equally delicious with savoury dishes. This lush jelly is handmade in small quantities and with organic cane sugar.

Ingredients: Sugars (organic cane sugar), Wild-harvested Oregon grapes (Mahonia nervosa), Water, Pectin

These dried floral treasures are best utilized in drinks and baked goods, often garnished on pastries or used to finish savoury middle eastern dishes. Try experimenting with spice rubs or salt/sugar infusions for drinks, or use for lemonades or non-alcoholic beverages. Flavour pairings include lemon, honey and red fruits.

IngredientsIngredients: 100% wild-harvested dried Nootka rose petals (Rosa nutkana)

Savor the essence of the forest with these prized mushrooms. These Forest for Dinner matsutake mushrooms are marinated in a Japanese-style brine, providing a distinctive umami flavor and a unique aroma. Enjoy them on their own or elevate your favorite dishes, including rice, sushi, or any Asian culinary creation.

Ingredients: Wild-harvested matsutake mushrooms (Tricholoma murillianum) Seasoned rice vinegar, Soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt <0.1% of sodium benzoate (preservative)), Mirin, Sake (rice wine), Sugars (organic maple syrup), fresh garlic*, fresh ginger* (*organic ingredients)

These Island-foraged pickled Sitka spruce tips are a unique and irresistibly zesty delicacy. Reminiscent of capers, our pickled tips add a tangy burst of fresh, woodsy flavour to any dish. The soft, electric-green buds on the tip of every spruce branch are taste bud-surprising treats rich in both nutrition and flavour.

Ingredients: Wild-harvested spruce tips (Picea sitchensis), Organic apple cider vinegar, Water, Salt

What Makes it Special

  • Natural ingredients
  • No added preservatives
  • Handmade in small batches
  • Gluten free
  • Vegan
  • Wild harvested
  • Made in Vancouver Island, BC!

Wild Salal Berry Jelly

Ripe, luscious, nearly black salal berries make this gorgeous antioxidant-packed jelly that’s sweet and full of depth. Salal berries have a distinctively honeyed and earthy taste that some describe as a cross between blueberry and blackcurrant. You really have to try the Salal Berry Jelly yourself to savour its deeper, richer, and special flavours. It’s superb on fresh croissants, blended into smoothies, or spread on crepes.

Ingredients: Wild-harvested salal berries (Gaultheria shallon), Water, Sugars (organic cane sugar), Pectin, Organic lemon juice

Spruce Tip Jelly

Bring a little bit of the lush Vancouver Island forests into your kitchen. Did you know that some parts of certain conifer trees are deliciously edible? Spruce Tip Jelly has a light and uplifting citrusy taste that evokes the Island’s coastal rainforests. This unique refreshing jelly pairs beautifully with cheese, crackers, meats, and more.

Ingredients: Water, Sugars (organic cane sugar), Wild-harvested Sitka spruce tips (Picea sitchensis), Pectin

Wild Mountain Huckleberry Jam

Hand-harvested from higher elevations on Vancouver Island’s coastal mountains, rare & sought-after mountain huckleberries soak up the sun to grow plump & flavourful. Packed with vibrant fruit, this jam brings you the succulent, layered flavour of these wild berries. Versatile option for all your morning classics, like pancakes, toast or yogurt.

Ingredients: Wild-harvested mountain huckleberries (Vaccinium membranaceum), Sugars (organic cane sugar), Pectin, Organic lemon juice

Marinated Chanterelle Mushrooms 

These zingy pickled chanterelles let you enjoy this prized mushroom’s flavour year-round rather than just in season. Pickled in a brim of organic apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, rosemary, garlic, fennel seeds and more. Then they are left marinated in oil for a well-balanced sweet and sour fruity flavour. The perfect way to add zest and texture to your plate.

Ingredients: Wild-harvested chanterelles (Cantharellus formosus), Canola oil, Apple cider vinegar*, Water, Sugars (maple syrup*), Fresh peeled garlic*, Salt, Black peppercorn*, Fennel seeds*, Dried rosemary*, Dried chili flakes* (* organic ingredients)

Marinated Morel Mushrooms

Part of the morels’ beauty and coveted status is that they are textured and spongy, beautifully soaking up flavour like nothing else. These wild-harvested Marinated Morels start out in dried form and are rehydrated before marinating. Forest for Dinner special marinade imparts even more layered flavour while also capturing the morels’ fresh and tender texture. Delicious and ready-to-use, you can savour the mushrooms on their own or add them to dishes for a decadent and zippy bite.

Ingredients: Wild-harvested morels (Morchella sp.), Canola oil, Apple cider vinegar*, Water, Port wine, Salt, Black peppercorn*, Thyme*, Dried chili flakes* (*organic ingredients)

Oxeye Daisy Capers

These extraordinary Oxeye Daisy Capers are made from the tender buds of this pretty perennial flower. Patiently plucked from meadows and grassy areas, they are then pickled in a savoury apple cider brine. Just like regular capers, they go beautifully with seafood, salads, pasta, soups, sandwiches, or nibble them straight from the jar.

Ingredients: Organic apple cider vinegar, Wild-harvested oxeye daisy buds, (Leucanthemum vulgare), Water, Salt

Wild Blueberry Jelly

Arguably Mother Nature’s sweetest purple gems. With no artificial preservatives or colours, this luscious, versatile spread is loaded with antioxidant-packed wild blueberries so juicy that the result is truly special. Try it with baked camembert, meats like venison, in homemade mochi, or even in a salty-sweet ham sandwich.

Ingredients: Sugars (organic cane sugar), Wild-harvested west coast blueberries (Vaccinium ovalifolium), Water, Pectin, Organic lemon juice

Chanterelle Powder

This fungi powder is a gravy flavour helper and chicken soup energizer. When cooking, simply sprinkle it into any savoury dish that needs a forest note.

Ingredients: 100% wild-harvested dried chanterelle mushrooms (Cantharellus formosus)

Nootka Rose Sugar

A sublime capture of an ephemeral springtime blossom, this sugar has a wide range of applications in the sweet kitchen. Use anywhere you wish to add a delightful floral high note.

Ingredients: Ingredients: Sugars (organic cane sugar), Wild-harvested Nootka rose petals (Rosa nutkana)

Spruce Tip Sugar

This citrusy and zesty sugar offers plenty of tropical fruit esters and aromatics. Notes of ripe melon and citrus make it perfect for lemonades and cold beverages.

IngredientsIngredients: Sugars (organic cane sugar), Wild-harvested Sitka spruce tips (Picea sitchensis)

Rose Hips

Rose hips are a powerhouse of vitamins perfect for enjoying over the dark winter months in teas and hot infusions. They contain high levels of vitamin C and beneficial flavonoids and carotenoids, perfect to boost your immunity while the snows lie heavy on the ground.

Ingredients: Ingredients: 100% wild-harvested dried Nootka rose hips (Rosa nutkana)

Nettles

This wild green is one of the most nutritious plant based foods available to us during the Pacific Northwest springtime. With excellent levels of minerals and vitamins the tender tips of this springtime plant are painstakingly harvested and dried for you to use all season.
Stinging nettle contains all essential amino acids, offers anti-inflammatory and anti-histamine benefits, raises blood antioxidant levels, as well as helping to regulate blood sugar.

Ingredients: 100% wild-harvested dried stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)

Juniper Berries

The small blue berries pack a surprising punch: chew one and will be uplifted by heady terpenes and strong flavours reminiscent of the scent of the mountain conifer forests in which these trees grow. It makes a sublime garnish for a gin and tonic where it complements botanical flavours in the gin.

Ingredients100% wild-harvested dried juniper berries (Juniperus communis)

Wild Herbal Sea Salt

This fresh and citrusy wild salt blend lends a herbaceous, coniferous flavour to any recipe.
Ingredients: Ingredients: Canadian sea salt flakes, Wild-harvested stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), Wild-harvested Sitka spruce tips (Picea sitchensis), Wild-harvested western white pine needles (Pinus monticola)

Wild Spice Sea Salt

Fruity and aromatic, this wild salt tastes of mountains and conifer forests. Use it to give a powerful accent to any savoury dish.

Ingredients: Ingredients: Canadian sea salt flakes, Wild-harvested juniper berries (Juniperus communis), Wild-harvested sweet gale seeds (Myrica gale)

Wild Oregon Grape Jelly

This jelly is sweet, a little earthy, and has undertones of blueberries, cherries, and lemon. Forest for Dinner celebrates Pacific Northwest Oregon grapes with a sweet and sour jelly that’s superb on your morning toast and fresh-baked bread, and equally delicious with savoury dishes. This lush jelly is handmade in small quantities and with organic cane sugar.

Ingredients: Sugars (organic cane sugar), Wild-harvested Oregon grapes (Mahonia nervosa), Water, Pectin

Nootka Rose Petals

These dried floral treasures are best utilized in drinks and baked goods, often garnished on pastries or used to finish savoury middle eastern dishes. Try experimenting with spice rubs or salt/sugar infusions for drinks, or use for lemonades or non-alcoholic beverages. Flavour pairings include lemon, honey and red fruits.

IngredientsIngredients: 100% wild-harvested dried Nootka rose petals (Rosa nutkana)

Marinated Matsutake Mushrooms

Savor the essence of the forest with these prized mushrooms. These Forest for Dinner matsutake mushrooms are marinated in a Japanese-style brine, providing a distinctive umami flavor and a unique aroma. Enjoy them on their own or elevate your favorite dishes, including rice, sushi, or any Asian culinary creation.

Ingredients: Wild-harvested matsutake mushrooms (Tricholoma murillianum) Seasoned rice vinegar, Soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt <0.1% of sodium benzoate (preservative)), Mirin, Sake (rice wine), Sugars (organic maple syrup), fresh garlic*, fresh ginger* (*organic ingredients)

Pickled Spruce Tips

These Island-foraged pickled Sitka spruce tips are a unique and irresistibly zesty delicacy. Reminiscent of capers, our pickled tips add a tangy burst of fresh, woodsy flavour to any dish. The soft, electric-green buds on the tip of every spruce branch are taste bud-surprising treats rich in both nutrition and flavour.

Ingredients: Wild-harvested spruce tips (Picea sitchensis), Organic apple cider vinegar, Water, Salt