Eating Garnish

[purplecat41877]

When I go out to eat and there's garnish on the plate, I like to eat it. Is there anyone else on here that does the same thing?

[sms001]

Sure! Local high end place always has pineapple slices for some reason, but they are delish. I've even been known to eat the little sprig of parsley once in a while; it's refreshing. Why? Someone giving you a hard time about it?

[Broomjockey]

Depends on what the garnish is, for me. Tiny leafy thing a la parsley? Probably not. Anything else? I'll give it a nibble!

[lordlundar]

Often time the garnish is meant as a palette cleaner between meals, so I treat it as such.

[Primer]

Parsley? no.

Everything else? yes!

[dalesys]

I like paisley parsley by and for itself.

But then my mother fed us stuff like:
Thistle flower buds
Scrapple
Liver
Beef tongue
Buttermilk pie
Real mincemeat (not the mock the stores sell)
Yorkshire pudding...

I wanna go home!

[RayvenQ]

What's wrong with Yorkshire pudding? Sure, Yorkshire Puds with nothing, not even Gravy, is a bit strange but still

Mind you, I prefer it's erstwhile relative the Black Pudding (Not really related but hey, they're both called puddings and are popular/originated fairly close to one another)

[Jester]

Depending on the garnish, I will eat it. I have even been known to eat a carnation that was used as garnish on a plate. Yes, carnations are edible. So are roses. (I prefer carnations, tastewise.)

What can I say? I'll try anything!

Liver
Beef tongue

Love 'em both!

[RayvenQ]

It's odd, I didn't used to like Liver, then all of a sudden I started to love it (Liver & Onions Mmm) Hell, if it's edible, unless it's a cooked Egg, I'm up for giving it a go, I've had sheep brains (I got a bit woolly minded after that one) I've had tongue, Testes, even went so far as to have (raw) eyeballs (sheep and fish)

[CaroPhoenix]

My Papo (my mom's dad) used to eat the parsley that was left on the plates (he'd even eat mine when I'd go out to eat with him).

At certain restaurants during breakfast, I might get cantaloupe as a garnish, and I'll definintely eat that, but as a general rule, I don't eat the garnish.

[Boozy]

The only garnish I won't touch is the curly orange peel thing.

I will always eat the parsley at the end of the meal.

[NightAngel]

Back in the old days- before Certs and breath mints in general- Parsley was chewed to freshen the breath after a meal.

And now you know why there are garnishes.

[Rapscallion]

Memory tells me that parsley can be chewed to get rid of the smell of garlic on the breath of someone who just consumed it.

No idea if this is an old-wive's tale or not, and since I'm about to hit bed then I can't be bothered to hit the Googlenet.

Rapscallion