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COPYRIGHT 2006 Natural History Magazine, Inc.
Gnashing your teeth against loose gravel in your salad is not considered the finest culinary experience--that's why most cooks wash the lettuce. But with many other plants, grasses in particular, washing isn't much help. The plants incorporate phytoliths, microscopic opals of silica (the main component of sand), in their...
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