What purpose do poppy seeds serve except to get stuck in your teeth?

[NewWaveChick1981]

I like poppy seed rolls and poppy seed cake, but I really don't know what food purpose poppy seeds have other than getting stuck in my teeth! :grr: I mean, I know opium comes from poppy seeds, but that's not what I mean. Do they have any nutritional value, or are they just ornamental?

One of those burning life-or-death questions.... :P

[Lance_Boyle]

1. They add texture.

Like for those people who prefer some flea with their dog.

[NewWaveChick1981]

2. That's the sanest answer anyone has given me!

I asked my sister and my mother, and they said, "It adds decoration." Well, I don't necessarily eat things because they're decorative! Texture...hmmm...

And I've always liked my dogs, with or without a side of fleas....:P

[Lance_Boyle]

9. odd, that.

I was always told that one of the cardinal rules of food is "do not eat decorative items."

[kay1864]

3. Crucial plot points in Seinfeld episodes!

:rofl:

[NewWaveChick1981]

4. That's true.

Purposes of poppy seeds: getting stuck in teeth, adding texture, and giving Seinfeld a plot device for Elaine's false positive on the drug test. (Guess she's on the yam-yam! :rofl: )

[nemo137]

5. they've got a subtle, salty flavor

and, of course, texture. I like 'em.

[NewWaveChick1981]

8. I like them too....but didn't know anything about the

nutritional value of them. They annoy me when they stick in my teeth, but I won't stop eating them... :P

[wildhorses]

6. ummm

herion...IIRC...

[NewWaveChick1981]

7. Yeah, but I mean FOOD...

...:P Well, I guess some people look at it as food...

[wildhorses]

11. oh yeah

that stuff you throw up after you take the herion...

[LynneSin]

10. The thrill of a false positive on your next piss test

that's about it