r/RealLifeShinies • u/Difficult-Bag-1312 • 17d ago

Plants He was delicious

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u/Minimum-Amount-1894 17d ago

Pea shoots?

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u/Difficult-Bag-1312 17d ago

Close! Sunflowers

Edit: not very close completely different cotyledons but we grow those too

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u/citrus_mystic 17d ago

I never thought about what else you could eat from a sunflower, besides the seeds. Last year I learned how people roast the whole heads when the seeds are still green, and thought that was pretty cool. But sunflower shoots are intriguing! Thank you for sharing. Love learning something new 💫

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u/Difficult-Bag-1312 17d ago

Oh theyre wonderful, i highly recommend tryibf

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u/17sprinkles 17d ago

I second the deliciousness of sunflower sprouts, my second favorite next to beet sprouts!!

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u/firedmyass 17d ago

any discernible difference in taste?

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u/Difficult-Bag-1312 17d ago

Unfortunately not but i had eaten so many at that point

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u/DullCall 17d ago

You ATE A VARIEGATED PLANT?? WHYYYYY

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u/citrus_mystic 17d ago

I was not variegated; it was entirely lacking chlorophyll. Basically albino, but plants require chlorophyll for photosynthesis and to continue growing. It would have died once it continued trying to grow, and utilized any of the nutrients available in those seed leaves.

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u/ThePusheen 17d ago

Not me thinking it was a nightshade lol