The Post Quiz: Edible Plants

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Incredible edibles.

The Post Quiz: Edible Plants?

What's Latin for 'A nice cuppa'?

Aren't we glad we can eat plants? Sure, even non-vegans are grateful for the earth's bounty. Plants give us vitamins, healthy alternatives to hamburger, and much pleasure at the salad bar. And, in spite of that ex-President who invoked Executive Veggie Privilege, most of us like broccoli.

Unfortunately, not all plants are, well, safe to eat. Didn't your mom ever warn you not to put that in your mouth? See if you can identify these edible – and not-so-edible – plants by their real names.

Match, natch.

  1. The Irish are experts at cooking this.
  2. Arthur Dent's favourite beverage leaf.
  3. Col Johnson ate one in public, and didn't die.
  4. It keeps them sleepless in Seattle.
  5. Trippy plant, do not touch.
  6. This grain sustains many nations.
  7. Jimmy Carter's favourite legume.
  8. Do not put this on your pizza.
  9. The Aztecs revered it.
  10. Stew improver.
  • Allium cepa
  • Theobroma cacao
  • Amanita phalloides
  • Arachis hypogaea
  • Oryza sativa
  • Datura stramonium
  • Coffee arabica
  • Solanum lycopersicum
  • Camellia sinensis
  • Solanum tuberosum

How many did you know? Click on the pic to find out.

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