Comment on Wood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.

• otter@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  We also should consume it, or other types of dietary fibre

  www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3614039/

  Not that we should gnaw on wood like beavers, but maybe that’s why some indigestible foods also feel “edible”

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  • elephantium@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    See also celery?

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    • scutiger@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Celery shouldn’t be eaten.

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      • elephantium@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        LOL, well-played.

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