are sunflower seeds supposed to taste and feel like wood splinters, or is this because i bought the super duper cheap ones? :neofox_not_like_this_derp:
@ginny hehehe i'm glad it brought you joy!!! :bugcat_love: and yeah, that last part was described by @Mlep as "passing a pine cone", which is both hilarious and terrifying :doge_laugh: :skull_laugh:
@ginny awwwww i didn't interpret what you originally said in a negative way at all, but thank you for clarifying!! :hug_love: :bugcat_love: (and the fact that it made you smile makes me smile, and i hope you feel less anxious now!!) :blobhaj_heart: :lots_of_love:
@IowaMan i was definitely doing it wrong and you might be too (unless you like the woodiness, in which case the only thing you'll need to worry about is how they'll feel on the way out)! 🤭
@nuz@lisamelton erghh, I am unsure how to vote here. They are not supposed to taste and feel like wood splinters, so no. Might it be because you bought cheap ones, which might have lower quality, I suspect yes.
okay am i supposed to crack them along a specific axis or like ???
i tried to crack them in my mouth, but they got soggy super quickly and turned into mushy wood splinters so i just gave up and swallowed them again
i tried to crack them with my fingers, but they just kinda exploded everywhere and now there are splintery shell bits all over my desk
how many more dark secrets must i learn to conquer the sunflower seeds????? :neofox_not_like_this_derp: :neofox_not_like_this_derp: :neofox_not_like_this_derp:
@nuz It’s definitely a learned skill. You pop the sunflower seed in your mouth. Maneuver it to your molars as you enjoy the flavor dust. Bite down on it along the edge to crack it open. Simultaneously eat the inner seed while maneuvering shell back to the front of your mouth. Depending on context, either take the shell out with your fingers and discard it, or spit it out on the ground.
@nuz I usually suck on the outside for a bit to get the flavoring, then put the "sharp" edge between my teeth (not the point, but not the flat part either) and bite down gently until it cracks apart. Then it usually splits into 3 pieces, the 2 shell pieces can be spit out, and eat the "meat" of the seed from the inside. It helps to have a cup or large napkin to spit the shells into.
@nuz@jaden there are people that eat peanuts in the shell and potatoes raw. If you like the shells you do you, boo. Eat the shells. Put pineapple on pizza. Ice cream IS a breakfast food. Be free with your food fetishes.
@nuz@jaden it is a lot of work and kinda annoying! Most of the people I know who do it are trying to or have quit smoking and use it as a way to help with that
@nuz I agree that eating sunflower seeds with the shells still on is too much effort. I buy them already shelled. May cost a littlemore, but worth it. @jaden
@nuz this whole thread was so fun to scroll thru - I love how many people left you such detailed explanations!
(fwiw - your first few posts is exactly why I don't like toasted pumpkin seeds. I've never figured out how I'm supposed to eat those things bc you can't crack them open & it's exactly like chewing wood splinters!
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@MelsGarden ikr - people on here are literally the best (including you, ofc)!!! :hug_love: :bugcat_hearts:
and yeah, these are supposedly "delicately roasted" but are still ridiculously hard to open (for a noob like me)! i'd have no chance against even more roasted/toasted ones :skull_laugh:
@MelsGarden yessssss!!!!!! :bugcat_love: :lots_of_love: you have friends here already, and the people you haven't met will absolutely love you too! :frog_hug: (fun fact: you're our third most-followed account on universeodon, right after... george takei and god! :giggle: :birb_heart:)
(side note: god is on Mastodon? Lol gotta admit that kinda makes me giggle. I knew god was on twitter. This still cracks me up - last time I looked god was only following one person there & it's Justin Bieber 😂 )
I'm still torn about moving. There's so much I really do like about universeodon. But I'm thinking about it...very very seriously 💚
@nuz: Some people gnaw on them, and just spit the shells out. That sort of thing is why spittoons used to once be a mark of high culture.
If I understand the sunflower seed tech correctly, the internals can't actually be flavoured if they're still inside the shells, so if you want them pre-flavoured and the flavour to be on the seeds proper, you'll need to get them pre-shelled and flavoured after the shells are removed. There's probably some sort of industrial process that can remove the hulls on large scale, because I'm pretty sure that I have seen shelled sunflower seeds on sale somewhere.
Kilo for kilo, shelled seeds would be more expensive because the weight of the shells will have been removed.
bigger hard black & white striped shell: do not eat
i've bitten them before (trying to figure out how to get the edible part out i think lol) and that's the closest thing i would think of as feeling like biting wood, lol.
the edible part could taste like wood to you theoretically??? but in my opinion it's basically the consistency of a soft nut (think cashews but tiny).
if you ARE eating the inside and not the shell, and it feels like a wood splinter or something,
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