Growing up, my mom would try to grow veggies as often as she could in the garden. I would periodically eat things straight from the plant and I attribute my current appreciation for veggies to that experience. Earth does it best
However I once was eating what I believed to be beans, and of course eating the pods with em, but later discovered they were seed pods for a Wisteria vine
“Wisteria seed pods contain lectin and glycoside. These two elements are so toxic that they can lead to fatalities. The whole plant might contain these two products. But the seed pods contain these two toxic elements in the highest amount.”
From LeafyJournal.com
Anyway I ate a whole pod of em, not sure how much it takes to kill the average human but I was totally fine
What non-foods have you mistaken for food? And what were the consequences?