▲ 107 ▼ Can you eat wood? (kbin.social) submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by Crunkle_Foreskin@kbin.social to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 91 comments fedilink hide all child comments I'm trying to resolve an argument. EDIT: Yes, you can. But you can't digest it. The only edible parts of a tree are some specific types of tree bark. Thanks, everyone!
[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child) i remember reading about how in some parts of the world (north America?) they used to process the wood of some trees to use as flour. Humans do eat anything, I think the question should rather be "Can eating wood be nutritive or pleasant (or ethical 🤷)? " permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mythril@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago Oh right, I just remembered that Norway did make something like "bark bread" in the past during famines, and that linked Wikipedia article says: The inner bark is the only part of a tree trunk that is actually edible; the remaining bark and wood is made up of cellulose, which most animals, including humans, cannot digest. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mythril@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago Oh right, I just remembered that Norway did make something like "bark bread" in the past during famines, and that linked Wikipedia article says: The inner bark is the only part of a tree trunk that is actually edible; the remaining bark and wood is made up of cellulose, which most animals, including humans, cannot digest. permalink fedilink source parent