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[–] Bubs@lemmy.zip 22 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, sure, those are all grasses, but no one is really eating the grass part of them besides bamboo shoots. Unless they're doing something more specific like ethnic or cultural food, the average person isn't gonna be eating the leaves of these.

Sure you can gnaw on sugar cane. I can see corn husks being eaten in some dishes. lemon grass I don't really know about beside being used to add flavor in stuff like grilling.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I mean you aren't eating the stem of an apple tree or the bones of a cow either.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

The bones are for soup

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Jest, gelatin is the bones.

So are many soup stocks

[–] grue@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Gummy worms have more bones than real worms.

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

sure, but they also don't call eating an apple "eating trees". it would still be fair to call applewood based products "beaver food" or "cardboard" if someone told you to eat it.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 11 points 3 months ago

Patrick is correct he just doesn't realize how correct he is

[–] Arsecroft@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

bananas are also a grass

edit: nope, im wrong

[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Bananas are a berry, palms are kinda a grass, and large swath of grains are grasses.

[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago

What kind of fruit a plant develops is something entirely different to what a grass is though. And these are all taxonomically different groups (palms, bananas and grasses).

[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

At least both Musaceae (Bananas) and Poaceae (Grasses) are both monocots. But that's where their taxonomic proximity ends. They are not even in the same order (Zingiberales vs Poales)...

[–] Arsecroft@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 months ago

your username is fitting

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Palms trees are technically grass, AFAIK.

I figured this out in florida because targeted yard "weed spray" kills them, too.

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Your plain wrong. Poaceae does not contain muss.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] qaz@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 0 points 3 months ago

Your plain wrong. Poaceae does not contain muss.

[–] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I mean… what if they would create gut bacteria that enables us to eat literal green grass and leaves? I’d like that with my leaf Wellington.

Then you'd spend 20 hours a day chewing grass, i guess

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

Have you ever tried grass or not-bred-for-eating-leaves? I think they taste awful.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Quinoa! Oh wait, nobody eats that.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes we vegans eat all those various types of grass.

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago

And non-vegans

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

It's all grasses, lilies or watercabbage.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Weed is grass? Asking for a friend