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[-] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago

All fruits can be eaten raw, right ? Ok, now eat the raw potato.

[-] wrinkletip@feddit.nl 7 points 1 month ago

Raw potato (peeled) is quite delicious.

[-] lime@feddit.nu 9 points 1 month ago

it's also poisonous! potatoes are related to deadly nightshade, but much less potent. cooking them makes the glycoalcaloids break down.

[-] epicstove@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Isn't tomatoes that are related to Nightshade and that's why they were considered poisonous for so long?

Potatoes have a flower that's poisonous so people initially avoided eating any part of the plant but fed potatoes to livestock.

[-] stratoscaster@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

No they are not, that is a wives tale.

[-] lime@feddit.nu 9 points 1 month ago

it's not. they do contain glycoalcaloids, which are toxic. however, unless the skin has been exposed to sunlight during growth the concentration tends to be low.

[-] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Most things are toxic, it's the dose that makes it harmful.

[-] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Idk maybe it's a variety thing but the one I tried was all starch and no taste except some kind of sourness. Exactly the kind of stuff that would make one say "this apple tastes horrible". IIRC it was the variety to make mashed potatoes.

[-] CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It is a variety thing for sure. I wouldn't be snacking on a raw Russet that hadn't been cooked yet. But some thin slices of a Huckleberry Gold with a dash of olive oil and salt is tasty.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Wait, some people cook it?

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