Food-starved Syrians are switching meat for mushrooms

Mushrooms are not a common crop in Syria. With government blockades creating food shortages, however, Syrians in embattled rebel strongholds like Douma are increasingly turning to mushrooms as a substitute for meat. As years of drawn-out sieges place meat and other staples of Syrian cuisine beyond reach, The Adala Foundation, a local nonprofit, began brainstorming alternatives. "We turned to cultivating mushrooms because they're a food that has high nutritional value, similar to meat, and...

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