6 Minute English Finding and eating wild food
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Dec 18, 2025 Exploring the art of foraging, the hosts dive into wild foods like blackberries and mushrooms. They share personal stories of childhood berry-picking and their adult hesitations about mushrooms. Featuring self-taught foragers, they highlight the importance of identifying plants with certainty. The discussion includes a horticulturalist's influence on learning and a cataloguer's insights on Japanese mushrooms. Caution is emphasized when foraging, reminding listeners that if you’re unsure, it’s best to err on the side of safety.
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Foraging Is An Ancient Yet Modern Practice
- Foraging is an ancient human activity that still appeals today, from blackberries to wild garlic.
- Pippa and Beth stress that positive identification is essential before eating anything from the wild.
Childhood Blackberry Picking
- Beth recalls picking blackberries as a child but avoids mushrooms as an adult because they feel risky.
- She still eats visible blackberries but says mushrooms are 'too scary.'
Learning From A Horticulturist
- Roshanna learned foraging from her mother-in-law, a horticulturist with deep plant knowledge.
- She emphasises she only eats plants she can identify 110% to avoid poisoning.