Would you rather...

eat a pinecone

eat an acorn

Eating Very Green

Feb 16, 2012

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eat a pinecone

Acorns contain tannic acid, which is toxic to humans when eaten raw, making them genuinely hazardous without special preparation
A pinecone can be consumed piece by piece, making it mechanically manageable; acorns are extremely hard and difficult to crack
Pine nuts, the edible seeds found inside pinecones, show that pine-based eating is a recognized human food tradition

eat an acorn

Cooking or boiling an acorn effectively removes the toxic tannic acid, making it entirely safe to eat once properly prepared
An acorn is small enough to swallow whole or bite into; eating a full pinecone means navigating dozens of sharp woody scales
Humans have historically eaten acorns as a staple food source after leaching, and the safe preparation method is well established

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Would you rather...

eat a pinecone

eat an acorn