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Re:Are sprouted potatoes safe? by qiskit on Saturday March 05, 2022 @12:53PM (#30569904)
Same here. Sprouted potatoes look absolutely horrible but I can't bring myself to throw out a bag of potatoes just because they look awful. Just cut away and boil or bake. It even creeps me out to even hold sprouted potatoes. I wonder what is it about sprouted potatoes that repulses people so much.
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Re:Are sprouted potatoes safe? by immibis on Saturday March 05, 2022 @01:04PM (#30570043)
The sprouts probably trigger heuristics for avoiding food with fungus growing on it.
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Re:Are sprouted potatoes safe? by kijin on Saturday March 05, 2022 @01:04PM (#30570042)
To be fair, the sprouts look like worms crawling out of the potato. I guess it's a good thing we find them repulsive, since they're poisonous.
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