PAUL Best writes in Epicure in The Age about foraging for wild herbs in Australia. Herbs such as purslane (pigweed), nettles, saltbush, river mint, dandelions, samphire, pigface and warigal greens can be found around Australia. Many of them have been brought here not only by wind, birds and oceans but by the First Fleet.
Samphire is much sort after in the United Kingdom and becoming popular in the food culture in Melbourne. Rock Samphire can be grown in Australia gardens.
Warrigal greens are another hardy vegetable that is found growing wild.