Is grass edible in a emergency?

Do not eat grass.

Eat animals that eat grass.

 

Some grasses are edible but they must be cooked in order for humans to be able to break down and digest the plant cellulose.
Roots of certain grasses are far more nutritious than the green tops..for example, the roots of bull rushes or cattails are full of starch but again they need to be cooked first to allow us to digest them efficiently.
As a general rule of thumb you should be cautious when trying unfamiliar foods, even if it isn't toxic it may disagree with you because it isn't cooked properly, you're allergic or simply unused to it.

 

Yes, a lot of folks around here seem to like the taste of bullshit...

 

Just to clarify, wheat is a grass...barley is a grass...oats are a grass. Some grasses are usefull while others may do more harm than good.

 

A lot of weeds can be eaten. Poke greens are everywhere, so is dock.

https://www.thespruceeats.com/everything-to-know-dock-rumex-species-3984477

https://www.theselfsufficienthomeacre.com/2018/05/how-to-harvest-and-use-curly-dock.html

God only knows how many barrel-fulls of weeds I ate as a kid. Grandma threw in some streaked meat. You will not die. Curly Mustard and kale are better. Many weeds you gotta cook the dickens out'a. And as I said, toss in some salt pork.

 

No such thing as a weed. Only plants that you may not want growing in certain areas. Many consider plants like dandelion, ferns, ramps and more weeds. They are very edible and when cooked right palatable. There are over 11,400 different species of grass in the world and as previously mentioned some of them are staples in our diets. (wheat, rice, oats, bamboo, etc. ) and others are used for flavoring (lemon grass, rye, barley).

As a kid I remember eating the young shoots of wheat grass while out in the fields working or hunting. I liked the taste and it filled my stomach until something better was available.

I still like the taste.

Dale

 

Sugar cane ?

"Sweeten my coffee with ... "

 

I'm writing this while drinking sugar cane juice. The stall is just outside my gate