You ate what? and other true tales from real travelers

Since I often cook a mixture of whole grains from scratch, I really relate to this story :)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24843273/?pg=4#TRAVEL_Gross_Foods_BudgetTravel

"We cooked when renting a house on Mexico's Soliman Bay. At the produce stand, one of the grains looked familiar. We cooked it for over an hour, but it still tasted oaky, so we cooked it longer and added seasoning. The property manager and the caretaker stopped in as we were about to eat. They were in awe of our ignorance. We had cooked a bag of birdseed." -- Brenda Bluske, El Verano, Calif.