From the kitchen

Recipes from North America

6 recipes · 4 traditions

Recipes from the traditions of North America, grouped by tradition. Each recipe links to the herbs it uses.

Haudenosaunee medicine Anishinaabe medicine Hupa medicine Indigenous healing traditions of North America

1. Cherokee medicine · 2. Haudenosaunee medicine · 3. Lakota medicine · 4. Anishinaabe medicine · 5. Kwakwaka'wakw medicine · 6. Hupa medicine · 7. Eclectic medicine. Areas are approximate. Indigenous homelands were often larger and shrank under colonisation; the map shows where the knowledge described here comes from.

These are traditional dishes, not treatments. Also read the safety information for each herb, especially during pregnancy, when taking medication, or for children.

Haudenosaunee medicine

3 recipes

Anishinaabe medicine

1 recipe

Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States · CC BY 2.0North AmericaManoomin with blueberries and maple syrupWild rice from the lakes, with berries and a little maple sugar.EverydayWild rice · Maple4 people · 50 minutes

Hupa medicine

1 recipe

North AmericaHupa acorn soupPorridge of leached acorn meal, the old staple of Hoopa Valley.EverydayTanoak4 bowls · 15 minutes, plus a few days of leaching

Indigenous healing traditions of North America

1 recipe

North AmericaSumac lemonadeA sour, pink drink cold-steeped from the red fruit clusters of sumac.Hot daysSmooth sumacAbout 1 litre · 15 minutes, plus 1–2 hours steeping