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[–] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 65 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (12 children)

The fruit of this tree are edible raw or cooked. Although if eaten raw, the skin must be scored for some time in order to release a copious latex.

The wood of the yacaratiá tree is served as a delicacy in Argentinian restaurants. The wood is soaked in honey or syrup and is also available in chocolate bonbons or in flavored jams with sawdust. The wood is soft and fibrous and the taste has been compared to chestnuts.

Reminds me of that YouTuber that keeps turning wood into ice cream.

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Not a chance they can make a restaurant like this in Argentina. They are one of the most reluctant people to try different foods.

Also I'm double sceptical since the same article says it grows in tropical forests in Nicaragua etc, and Argentina has a single smallish area that could be called tropical forest, and that would be a stretch.

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 1 points 1 week ago

They are one of the most reluctant people to try different foods.

Really? I'm surprised.

[–] LordTE7R1S@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I totally agree, you can't get most Argentines to eat anything different from milanesas, pasta and asado. Drinks too, you get hundreds if not thousands of different soft drinks and juices in other countries, here its just cola, fanta and sprite kind of beverages.

And I never heard of wood being served in restaurants.

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