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Emmanuel Junior Zuza, Visiting Assistant Professor in Environmental Science, The Open University

Foraged mushrooms and sea beet featured in British meals in the 16th century. Why not today?

Knowledge about eating wild mushrooms has been lost. Sandret/Shtterstock

Wild garlic, oyster mushrooms and sea beet were once regularly gathered and eaten as part of meals across the UK. Today, some people have concerns about eating food growing in the woods or hedgerows, but are keen to discuss why – as our research shows.

Our small study looked at current public attitudes to eating wild foods in the English county of Dorset.

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