Plantas alimentícias não convencionais, known by the acronym PANC, is an academic and popular movement in Brazil in favor of propagating and foraging for unconventional edible plants.
[1] Due to the advances in modern agriculture and changes in cuisine, some plants that were commonly grown or foraged are no longer used.
Most PANCs are native species that are resistant to pests, need little care, and can be grown in unconventional places, such as roadsides or vacant lots.
The term PANC was coined by professor, researcher, and botanist Valdely Kinupp in his PhD thesis at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
This book compiled 23 vegetable species with edible parts, and assists in the use and partial identification of PANCs.