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...have been studying a protein-rich "winged bean" that grows in New Guinea and Southeast Asia, and believe it could be successfully introduced into other warm rainy areas where the principal crops-yams, cassava, potatoes-are low in protein. "Believe me, the plant tastes good," says Plant Geneticist Theodore Hymowitz of the University of Illinois. "The flowers taste like mushrooms fried in oil. You can eat the whole thing like an ice cream cone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Searching for Superplants | 5/31/1976 | See Source »

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