People's wisdom produces rich imagination, but imagination is not produced out of thin air. All legends and fairy tales can find their prototypes and sources in the real world. So what is the prototype of this magic tree that can bear bread, candy and chocolate in reality? Probably a big salami tree. Yes, there is a tree in the world called the big sausage tree, which can indeed bear huge sausage-like fruits. So what kind of plant is the large intestine tree? Can its fruit really be eaten like sausage? Where is this big salami tree distributed? The large intestine tree can be said to be a specialty of Africa, not all over Africa.
Saussurea involucrata is mainly distributed in Uganda in East Africa.
In this vast land of Africa, large intestine trees can be said to be everywhere. In Uganda, there are not only large intestine trees in the wild, but also such large intestine trees in front of almost every household. This is a relatively tall plant of Osmundaceae, which can grow to about 12 meters at the highest. Its name is E. coli, which comes from its fruit.
This kind of tree does bear sausage-like fruit and is hung on it by a long rope-like handle. This kind of tree is not called sausage tree, but big sausage tree, because its fruit is big enough, and these huge sausage fruits can reach about 10 kg. In appearance, the fruit of the salami tree is enough like sausage, can it be eaten? How does it taste? The fruit of the large intestine tree is really edible.
The fruit of the weenie tree is edible, but its taste has nothing to do with weenie.
The fruit of the large intestine tree tastes slightly sweet, so it is very convenient to eat directly without any cooking. Of course, we should not expect too much from the taste of the fruit of the large intestine tree. A little sweet, but not delicious. If it is only to solve the problem of food and clothing, it is enough. If it's for the pursuit of food, it won't touch it.
But for Africans in Uganda, it is very important for every family. It can really be described as a tree at the door, and a family can eat enough. Of course, there is a big salami tree at the door of every household, not entirely to solve the problem of food and clothing. In addition to being used as food, Gastrodia elata has many unexpected functions. For example, this sausage-like fruit can be used to make yellow dyes.