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When it says sprouted does it mean roots or the above ground bit? Because if they mean the roots then I've nearly poisoned myself all the time.
by account-5 5y ago
When it says sprouted does it mean roots or the above ground bit? Because if they mean the roots then I've nearly poisoned myself all the time.
- SamBam 5y agoThe sprout (the above ground bit) comes quite a bit before the roots -- the roots actually emerge from the stem itself after it has grown quite tall, not from the potato itself. "Sprouted potatoes" refers to this initial stem starting to emerge. You've almost certainly been eating potatoes with the above-ground bit growing. They do look a bit like roots. But, really, it's not that poisonous unless the potato itself is also bright green.