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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Beth.

And I'm Neil.

Nowadays, we are so used to getting food whenever we want

that we've almost forgotten how we managed in the past.

But for thousands of years before supermarkets, humans found food through foraging,

moving from place to place, looking for wild food to eat.

Since the Covid pandemic, foraging for wild food has become popular again.

Why go to the shops when you can walk into nearby countryside and parks

to collect edible plants, mushrooms and fruit for free?

Of course, you can't eat everything you find growing outside.

Some poisonous plants can make you very ill.

But there's something exciting about setting off on a culinary treasure hunt

to find new edible plants for dinner.

In this programme, we'll be hearing about a new foraging project taking place across the UK.

And as usual, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.

But first, I have a question for you, Neil.

2019 was a good year for the group Wild Food UK.

With the launch of their foraging pocket guide, a handbook aimed at helping foragers

find and identify safe wild food to eat.

So, according to the group's website, what is the most popular food

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