MacLir
August 22, 2017, 2:37pm
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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
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.
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.
