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How disappointing; an entire article about a new fruit but not a word about whether it's edible or what it tastes like.
by markdown 3y ago
How disappointing; an entire article about a new fruit but not a word about whether it's edible or what it tastes like.
- kadoban 3y agoFiguring that out in a safe way is likely not easy. In survival conditions, the process is messy, painful and dangerous. If you don't have a strong need, I'd think you'd happily wait for the next person to figure it out.
- BandButcher 3y agoI forget where i read it, whether book or anecdotal, i wanna say there are general rules for testing these I think first you're supposed to rub the leaves on your skin and see if a rash or reaction occurs. If not you proceed to lick or chew the leaf/stem, spit it out, then await a any reactions... This continues to consuming a small piece, then the fruit, ... Etc. Again just what i remember hearing before
- bdamm 3y agoWhich, for certain mushrooms, would lead to concluding that you can enjoy a plate of the tasty speciments. After which your DNA will be ripped to pieces over the course of a week, followed shortly by death from general organ failure.
- burnerburnito 3y agoWow that's insane. Any examples in particular? I knew about some plant seeds that if eaten raw have toxins like canavanine that cause malformed proteins but wouldn't be obvious at first or (afaik) if you still overwhelmingly had enough protein in your diet... but getting your DNA completely shredded like that from a source other than radiation sounds so intense.
- sidvit 3y agoDestroying Angel and similar mushroom's have a toxin in it which kills some kind of rna enzyme needed for cell's to function properly. Not sure if it exactly fits the bill of DNA shredding but it'll give you irreversible organ failure in a matter of hours https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroying_angel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroying_angel
- kadoban 3y agoYeah, I think this kind of procedure is basically for "you're stuck in the wild, and if you don't find something to eat soonish, you're dead anyway". So it's inherently risky, not sure there _is_ a non-risky way out. But you definitely wouldn't want to do this without need.
- reactordev 3y agoThis happened on Naked and Afraid where some guy found chicken mushrooms but didn’t boil them before eating them and almost died of liver failure.
- pvaldes 3y agoNot mesmerizing, probably. Coprosma is a Rubiaceae, the most famous member of the family by a mile is the coffee. I would assume mildly sweet without any particular taste Coprosma shrubs (of a different species) can be bought in any decent plant nursery from warm and temperate areas, the plant is hard, easy to care and famous by the lacquered appearance of its small leaves. This "heart shaped" fruits will be tiny in any case IMAO