What is Edible? A Basic Definition

Edible \Ed"i*ble\, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See
 
          Eat.]
   Fit to be eaten
         as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible
   fishes. --Bacon.
         -- n. Anything edible.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Edible
         bird's nest}. See Bird's
         nest, 2.

   Edible crab
         (Zo["o]l.), any species of crab used as food,
      esp.
         the American blue crab (Callinectes hastatus). See
     
         Crab.

   Edible frog
         (Zo["o]l.), the common European
         frog (Rana
         esculenta), used as food.

   {Edible
         snail} (Zo["o]l.), any snail used as food, esp.
     
         Helix pomatia and
         H. aspersa of
         Europe.
      [1913
         Webster]

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Off-site Edible Links, User Submitted

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Wed Jan 7

• Drinks Around the World : Ring in the New Year 24 times over - CHOW

Tue Jan 6

• Max Brenner :: Online Store :: Hug Mug
• Ground Nut (Apios Tuberosa or Apios Americana) Home Page
• Plants For A Future - 7000 useful plants
• Vaccinium macrocarpon

Mon Jan 5

• VegNews
• eG Forums -> Welcome to & Tips for the Cooking Forum!
• Perennial Vegetables: From Artichokes to Zuiki Taro, A Gardener's Guide to Over 100 Delicious and Easy to Grow Edibles by Eric Toensmeier

Thu Jan 1

• Extraction - Edible Oils - Seminar - Roma, IT - Institute of Food Sciences - 28-30 Jan. 2009: Institute of Food Sciences National Research Council Via Roma 52 A/C 83100 ? Avellino ? Italy Phone: +39 0825 299 331 Fax: +39 0825 781585 E-mail: glrusso@isa.cn r.it Website: www.isa.cnr.it email: Etienne Deffense (e.deffense@cr ystallisation. be) Correspondence to Etienne Deffense, Crystallisatio n & Degumming Sprl, Terre l'Oreye 21, 6032 Charleroi, Belgium
• Foraging Pictures, Edible Plants & Mushroom Images
• Pictures/Photo Albums for Don Wiss
• Eat Weeds, Wild Food, Edible Plants & Edible Mushrooms

Wed Dec 31

• The Edible Schoolyard

Tue Dec 30

• Serious Eats: A Food Blog and Community
• Eat Well Guide :: Home

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