Chris Asselin posted:

 >- The pod of this plant, containing a sweet edible pulp and seeds that yield
 >a gum used as a stabilizer in food products. Also called algarroba.
 >- An edible powder or flour made from the ground seeds and pods of this
 >plant, often used as a substitute for chocolate.

But is it edible raw? I have no doubt a sharp stick will open a pod.

Don.