• robocall@lemmy.world
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    In California, native Americans made acorn porridge. They collected the acorns, shelled and roasted them, ground it into a flour, then leached it because it’s full of bitter tannins, and then they can cook the leached acorn meal into a porridge. It is crazy and multiple steps to get there. Mind blowing stuff.

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      Preparing a meal is a super involved process, but getting the acorns should be extremely easy compared to farming grain.