FWIW, lotus seeds can be eaten straight out of the pod; I spent many a summer peeling apart the pods and eating the seeds as a kid. Maybe that’s why I don’t hav

FWIW, lotus seeds can be eaten straight out of the pod; I spent many a summer peeling apart the pods and eating the seeds as a kid. Maybe that’s why I don’t have trypophobia? I see those pictures and just think about the tasty seeds inside...