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if you break the skin, you cannot eat that potato Be careful out there

• ambyra 2y ago
  Yeah, like why would anyone want to revive toxic potatoes.
  • serf 2y ago
    because it's a unique taste , a unique method, and a cultural significance for some people -- no one is forcing you to eat it. Why would anyone eat fugu or collect wild mushrooms? It's fun and interesting. That's why. Danger be damned.
    • hansvm 2y ago
      The danger is part of the appeal. When somebody gives you a mushroom called "the sickener," which is apparently edible with an appropriate combination of brining, fermentation, soaking, rinsing, and boiling, it's a little hard to resist the temptation to prove everyone else wrong and turn it into a tasty treat.
      • msrenee 2y ago
        Brings fugu to mind. I wish I could get a scientific answer to whether there's actually a high associated with it or if that's just in people's heads.
    • Alex3917 2y ago
      > Why would anyone eat fugu or collect wild mushrooms? I can't speak to fugu, but collecting wild mushrooms is statistically one of the safest hobbies in existence.
      • nimish 2y ago
        It's the eating that's the real challenge