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===Other foods===
Some foods do not come from animal or plant sources. These include various edible [[fungi]], including mushrooms. Fungi and ambient [[bacteria]] are used in the preparation of [[Fermentation (food)|fermented]] and [[pickling|pickled foods]] such as leavened [[bread]], [[wine]], [[beer]], [[cheese]], [[pickles]], and [[yogurt]].<ref>McGee 2004, Chapter 13: Wine, Beer, and Distilled Spirits.</ref> Many cultures eat [[seaweed]], which is a [[protist]], or [[Blue-green algae|blue-green algae (cyanobacteria)]] such as [[Spirulina (dietary supplement)|Spirulina]].<ref>McGee 2004, pp. 333-334.</ref> Additionally, [[edible salt|salt]] is often eaten as a flavoring or preservative, and [[Sodium bicarbonate|baking soda]] is used in food preparation. Both of these are [[inorganic]] substances, as is [[water]], an important part of human diet. Food is sex.
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