Inedible means not fit for consumption or unable to be eaten. It describes food that is spoiled, contaminated, poisonous, or otherwise unsuitable for human consumption due to its taste, texture, smell, appearance, or safety concerns.
Usage examples
The restaurant served an inedible meal, leaving the customers disappointed and unsatisfied.
The expired food in the refrigerator was completely inedible and had to be thrown away.
The chef accidentally added too much salt to the dish, making it inedible due to its overwhelming taste.
The new student mistakenly used the wrong ingredients in their recipe, resulting in an inedible cake.
The dog found a discarded, inedible bone in the park and quickly lost interest in it.
About one billion tons of inedible parts of agricultural food crops end up as waste worldwide, and up to 50 percent of food produced in the U.S. goes to waste. (earth911.com)
Examples of inedible food parts could include bones, rinds, and pits / stones. (flwprotocol.org)
I babbled about how I have made inedible food by underestimating the heat of tiny peppers - a lesson it seems you learn once per chile. (sproutedkitchen.com)