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Have you ever...tasted your plant?
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 3:43 pm
by Shelilla
This is a strange question, but just attribute it to base human curiosity. Besides, I bet anyone who's ever owned a carnivorous plant has wanted to ask this at least once before.
Have you ever tried...tasting your plants? Like, bugs seem to find them tasty enough that they kill themselves on them...so how would it taste to humans?
Have you ever drank the juice in a pitcher plant? Licked a sundew or flytrap? Or heard of anyone who has?
Re: Have you ever...tasted your plant?
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 9:38 pm
by Bob Beer
Yes. Sarracenia nectar of course, and on a date I licked a D. capensis. And stuck my tongue into a King Henry flytrap. Also nibbled on a Ping flower and leaf out of pure curiosity.
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Re: Have you ever...tasted your plant?
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 10:44 pm
by Sakaaaaa
I was disappointed to know that drosera dew is, in fact, not sweet
. Also not related to CPs but I tasted banana and amaryllis nectar. Banana nectar is pretty sweet and amaryllis nectar tastes like cassava (which I dont really like)
Re: Have you ever...tasted your plant?
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 12:36 am
by Shelilla
Bob Beer wrote:Yes. Sarracenia nectar of course, and on a date I licked a D. capensis. And stuck my tongue into a King Henry flytrap. Also nibbled on a Ping flower and leaf out of pure curiosity.
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lmao, you've tried them all! how did they taste?
Re: Have you ever...tasted your plant?
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 7:07 am
by Bob Beer
I don’t do spoilers.
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Re: Have you ever...tasted your plant?
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 5:40 pm
by Jaws
I talk to mine
Re: Have you ever...tasted your plant?
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 6:47 pm
by Shelilla
Jaws wrote:I talk to mine
Same XD
Often I start singing/humming without realizing it when I'm doing something so now whenever I'm tending to my plants my dad asks "are you singing to your plants again?"
Re: Have you ever...tasted your plant?
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 5:32 am
by mouthstofeed
i've thought about putting them in a nice side salad
Re: Have you ever...tasted your plant?
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 6:02 am
by Bob Beer
mouthstofeed wrote:i've thought about putting them in a nice side salad
I can say that sundews make their own dressing inside your mouth.
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Re: Have you ever...tasted your plant?
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 6:46 am
by mouthstofeed
Bob Beer wrote:mouthstofeed wrote:i've thought about putting them in a nice side salad
I can say that sundews make their own dressing inside your mouth.
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that sounds so wrong
Re: Have you ever...tasted your plant?
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:14 pm
by Carnivorous_Corner06
My capensis tastes like nothing but it was a small leaf....
Re: Have you ever...tasted your plant?
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 5:05 pm
by Shelilla
Carnivorous_Corner06 wrote:My capensis tastes like nothing but it was a small leaf....
Did you try it after reading this post or before lol??
Re: Have you ever...tasted your plant?
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 6:30 pm
by Bob Beer
Haha. I agree, not much flavor, it’s more a textural experience. And I guess I’ll let the cat out of the bag and say that butterworts are bitter.
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Re: Have you ever...tasted your plant?
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 7:10 pm
by Shelilla
...bitterworts
Re: Have you ever...tasted your plant?
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 12:02 am
by Carnivorous_Corner06
I licked my sundew after seeing this post
. Also not related to CPs but I tasted banana and amaryllis nectar. Banana nectar is pretty sweet and amaryllis nectar tastes like cassava (which I dont really like)
