It's amazing how many desert plants can provide nutrients, especially for humans. Yes, while agave is currently featured in the latest health fad, agave has actually been used as a food source for humans dwelling in the American Southwest for hundreds of years. Their "hearts", or the center of the flower stalk, can be roasted and eaten, in addition to the nectar used to make a sugar substitute. It was so neat to see this spiky yucca-like plant in its native range while wandering around the Arizona deserts over the winter, and I kind of can't quit daydreaming about going back sometime soon.
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