# If we can't eat grass (Thai vegetabels) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 7, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-cant-eat-grass-thai-vegetabels/792959 "2017-08-07T00:08:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MacLir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@MacLir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacLir)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-cant-eat-grass-thai-vegetabels/792959/21 "2017-08-22T14:37:38Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > So we can’t eat grass. But my Thai wife is always bringing home some strange leafs to eat, most of which are delicious. Pak Boong, Dom Loong, etc. One type of ivy complete with the curly tendrils. > > Check out these photos, especially the bottom of page one and the next pages. If I saw them growing it would never occur to me to try eating them. > > [http://www.supatra.com/pages/thaiveggies.html](http://www.supatra.com/pages/thaiveggies.html) > > So, are there edible leaves in the US that can sustain people in emergencies? I’ve seen plenty of the survival shows and no one grabs leaves to eat. > > Dennis Off at somewhat of a tangent, I am allergic or something to the kaffir lime leaves. Not a swell up and die without emergency care allergic, but if I eat something seasoned with them … Visualize each section of your GI tract, from the mouth to the -er- aboral end. Now imagine each of them protesting in their own way. Simultaneously. That’s why I ask about ingredients VERY carefully in Thai restaurants. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-cant-eat-grass-thai-vegetabels/792959/22 "2017-08-23T18:15:07Z")
Since my last post in this thread, I double-checked, and the plant I thought was lambsquarter is actually sow-ear. Which my mom says is also edible, but it’s got fiber strands through it worse than celery. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-cant-eat-grass-thai-vegetabels/792959.md?page=1)