When I was a wee innocent child, I was a picky eater. Shut up–yes, I’m making up for lost time, ha ha.
ANYWAY, I would refuse to eat salad, especially in restaurants. I focused on the purple bits as being particularly repellant. It was purple cabbage, of course, but my mother told me it was shredded orchid. She said that some poor man in a faraway country shinnied up a tall tree to harvest that for me. So I ate it.
Then, at Context this year, I learned that orchids really ARE edible! Why can’t I be right, even when I’m lying through my teeth? Is this my mother’s secret superpower?
At any rate, here is a link to a brief article about the edibility of orchids and here is a link to more than you ever wanted to know about edible orchids. You’re welcome.
WRITING PROMPT: What is a lie your main character’s parent or guardian told him or her about food?
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Alex J. Cavanaugh
August 31, 2011 at 1:54pmI was leery of grey, because that usually meant a mushroom.
Marian Allen
August 31, 2011 at 5:37pmOddly enough, I always loved mushrooms!
L. Diane Wolfe
August 31, 2011 at 1:10pmI don’t think I was picky about the color, but if it smelled funny, I didn’t touch it.
Marian Allen
August 31, 2011 at 5:36pmYeah, like broccoli. I love it now, but I wouldn’t eat anything that smelled like THAT when I was little!
Pamela L.
August 31, 2011 at 12:04pmI came across edible orchids in my local Meijer store a few years ago and actually tried one. Not bad but I always preferred looking at flowers than eating them. š
Heh. Purple is one of my favorite colors. So I’d eat purple cabbage. But beets? Now that’s another story…
Marian Allen
August 31, 2011 at 12:45pmYou and I are on the same cookbook page, Cousin! lol! The only beets I ever liked were in a borscht that I made myself. Usually–ICK!