Tropius Fruit and Other Pokémon Edibles

In the past few days, I've rediscovered the joy of eating bananas as I've tried to incorporate them into my eating patterns. They remind me of the fruits of a Tropius, a third-generation Pokémon that looks quite like a dinosaur with a palm tree attached to it and not unlike the newly introduced Alola Exeggutor. Since the lore for the fruit says that it is edible, that brings me to wonder just what edible things we theoretically can get from the creatures of Pokémon.

One edible is obvious, as it also exists in item form in the games: the Moo Moo Milk. Wherever there's milk, that means there is also the great big world of dairy products. As such this edible thing needs no further discussion. What does merit further discussion are less obvious edibles that may be gotten from other Pokémon. For example, Farfetch'd always holds a leek, and we consider leeks as commonly edible things; wouldn't it be possible to harvest those particular leeks, with or without their help, and eat them? In a similar vein, wouldn't it be possible for Bayleef to donate a few leaves every now and then for use in cooking? These are the kinds of edibles I'm talking about.

Tropius fruit would also be included, though this already has an established lore that says they are edible, and in fact popular with young children. If so, then what does this fruit taste like? Does it taste like the real-world fruit it resembles? Should that be the case, then it would be conceivable that some adults would have a liking for the fruit as well. The point is that Tropius bears an edible fruit, and if it's anything like the real one, then many people would enjoy it, as part of the greater world of Pokémon edibles.

It doesn't matter what world they're in - real or imagined, common or fantasy - people still have to eat, and this is as true for us as it is true for the world of Pokémon. And in the world of the latter, people have their own selection of edibles that are derived from Pokémon. It's a fanciful thought, but one that is true when you think about it on a deeper level. It's just a natural thing for people in the Pokémon world to obtain edible resources from their Pokémon friends.

Now I shall excuse myself to consume a few more Tropius fruit ahem, bananas.