The white domecap mushroom appears in autumn (US: fall) and may be eaten but is not particularly desirable. It is found growing in the grass in dense woodlands. (If gathering mushrooms you must be absolutely certain what you have before you eat them as many are very poisonous.)
The Whitefaced Woodland sheep originated in the South Pennines. It is also known as Penistone after the Yorkshire town where sheep sales have been held since 1699. It is thought to be closely related to the Swaledale and the Lonk. One of the larger of the English hill breeds, the breed has no wool free, white, face and legs. Both sexes are horned and the horns in the males are heavily spiralled.
Whitefish. Vendace or houting. Small relations of char or lake whitefish and is a slightly oily freshwater fish of northern Europe, prepared in the same way as trout. They can be baked or fried.
A small freshwater fish related to the salmon and trout. It is often smoked and the roe is used as a cheaper substitute for caviar.
Silver ear fungus. A translucent white jelly fungus that grows on trees, used in Chinese cuisine.
White goosefoot is extensively cultivated in northern India as a food crop and especially popular in the Punjab. As with many leafy greens, these may be treated as spinach. Care should be taken not to consume too great a quantity as the plant contains high levels of oxalic acid. It also produces large numbers of black seeds, closely related to quinoa, which are high in minerals and vitamins.
