Carpathian Basin during the 19th and 20th centuries was compiled from 71 ethnographic
and ethnobotanical sources and a survey among contemporary Hungarian botanists.
Species used as food, spice, beverage or occasional snacks were collected. Sources
mention 236 plant species belonging to 68 families. Most wild fleshy fruits (mostly Rosa,
Rubus, Cornus, Ribes, Vaccinium spp.), dry fruits and seeds (Fagus, Quercus,