Mousefood is a Yup'ik delicacy and people search for it in soft spots on the tundra. Kids get very excited when they find some and bring it by to show us. Mousefood consists of the roots of various tundra plants which are cached by voles in underground burrows. These roots are less than an inch long. They are eaten with seal oil or put in soup, or eaten raw or fried. Elders teach that when collecting mouse food, one should always leave half of the cache for the mouse.
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