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Another interesting forbidden food: Tempeh Bongkrek[1], tempeh fermented with coconut which creates the wonderfully named respiratory toxin "bongkrekic acid".

Another interesting forbidden food: Tempeh Bongkrek[1], tempeh fermented with coconut which creates the wonderfully named respiratory toxin "bongkrekic acid". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempeh#Tempe_bongkrèk https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempeh#Tempe_bongkrèk

perihelions 5y ago
"Fatalities from contaminated tempeh bongkrèk were once common in the area where it was produced.[42] Thus, its sale is now prohibited by the law; clandestine manufacture continues, however, due to the popular flavor." Remarkable. It joins fugu on a very short list of "things that are lethally poisonous, but also food". Wikipedia even has a category for this! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Potentially_dangerous_food https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Potentially_dangerous... ("Category:Potentially_dangerous_food") Casu Martzu, tempeh bongkrèk, fugu are all on there. But I think it's missing a couple interesting ones: raw cassava root (glycosides that are metabolized to cyanide) and rhubarb (oxalic acid (which is also the toxic metabolic product of ethylene glycol, the antifreeze fluid)). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava#Potential_toxicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava#Potential_toxicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb#Oxalic_acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb#Oxalic_acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalic_acid#Occurrence_in_foods_and_plants https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalic_acid#Occurrence_in_food... (several other obscure foods)
- pcthrowaway 5y ago
  Also missing: potato Contains solanine, especially concentrated in sprouts and green sections, which is toxic. Also produces a gas which can be lethal. See this [1] article about a girl who was left orphaned after her parents, brother, and grandmother were killed by a sac of potatoes left too long in the cellar. [1] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2409920/Russian-girl-8--orphaned-ENTIRE-family-wiped-deadly-gas-caused-rotting-potatoes-cellar.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2409920/Russian-gir...

perihelions 5y ago

"Fatalities from contaminated tempeh bongkrèk were once common in the area where it was produced.[42] Thus, its sale is now prohibited by the law; clandestine manufacture continues, however, due to the popular flavor." Remarkable. It joins fugu on a very short list of "things that are lethally poisonous, but also food". Wikipedia even has a category for this! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Potentially_dangerous_food https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Potentially_dangerous... ("Category:Potentially_dangerous_food") Casu Martzu, tempeh bongkrèk, fugu are all on there. But I think it's missing a couple interesting ones: raw cassava root (glycosides that are metabolized to cyanide) and rhubarb (oxalic acid (which is also the toxic metabolic product of ethylene glycol, the antifreeze fluid)). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava#Potential_toxicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava#Potential_toxicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb#Oxalic_acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb#Oxalic_acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalic_acid#Occurrence_in_foods_and_plants https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalic_acid#Occurrence_in_food... (several other obscure foods)

pcthrowaway 5y ago
Also missing: potato Contains solanine, especially concentrated in sprouts and green sections, which is toxic. Also produces a gas which can be lethal. See this [1] article about a girl who was left orphaned after her parents, brother, and grandmother were killed by a sac of potatoes left too long in the cellar. [1] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2409920/Russian-girl-8--orphaned-ENTIRE-family-wiped-deadly-gas-caused-rotting-potatoes-cellar.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2409920/Russian-gir...