Quantity doesn’t necessarily mean quality either. Many plants are edible in the regard that they won’t kill you, but are mostly unpleasant to eat. Because if we are going to compare apples to apples we can surely eat over 80,000 different species from the animal kingdom.

[–] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Oh, apple! Same as eggplant and kiwi:

They taste like pain.

I always thought “an apple a day keeps the doctor away“ was something parents said because children would rather eat a painful fruit like a kiwi than visit a doctor. Turns out apples don’t taste like pain. I’m allergic to them. Like, all-variants-they-sell-in-local-supermarkets allergic.

[–] swancheez@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used to be allergic to apples as well. Couldn't have apples, peaches, cherries, pistachios, macadamia nuts, and a handful of other foods that I can't remember. Went nearly a decade with allergic reactions. Then just a few years ago, it all went away. I can't even begin to express how satisfying a perfectly ripe peach is, now that my mouth and throat doesn't start to swell.

[–] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Oh I am happy that nothing swells! It’s just very painful for me. Happy to hear that you can taste peaches!

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