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Mushroom ketchup

Mushroom ketchup is a kind of sauce that you can put on your food to make it taste yummy! It's made from mushrooms, which are like tiny plants that grow in the dirt.

To make mushroom ketchup, people take mushrooms and mix them with other things like vinegar, spices, and sometimes even anchovies (which are very tiny fish). They put all of these ingredients into a pot and cook it on the stove for a long time until it becomes a thick sauce.

The sauce tastes a little bit sweet, a little bit salty, and very savory (which means it makes your taste buds happy!) It's different from regular ketchup that you might put on your hamburger, but you might really like it if you try it. Some people like to use it on steak or other kinds of meat.

So, mushroom ketchup is a sauce made from mushrooms that tastes really good and can make your food taste better too!
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