Submitted by crqlp4 t3_10ptxcl in explainlikeimfive
oblivious_fireball t1_j6ov4si wrote
Reply to comment by kaizokuuuu in ELI5: Why does eating pineapple make my tongue tingle? by crqlp4
Monstera Fruit just tastes like pineapple, it doesn't have bromelain in it.
If you eat the monstera's fruit unripe, it still contains needle-shaped calcium oxalate crystals like in the rest of the plant, puncturing and irritating the lining of the mouth and throat.
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