Boil em, Mash em, Stick them in a Stew

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• sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  (I know this is not the point of this post but probably don’t boil mash or stick in a stew potatoes such as this one that are already sprouting)

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  • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Wait really? I always just cut off the sprouts so it’s just a potato as any?

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    • Bosht@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      To provide a simper, clearer answer: It’s not necessarily the sprouts, but the coloration of the potato. If you go to peel it and it’s green, don’t eat it. When it turns green it basically is producing solanine which is toxic if consumed in large amounts, causes digestive distress. Opinions are mixed. Some say throw it, others say just peel until white. So overall sprouts don’t matter, it’s what is underneath the skin of the potato.

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    • sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Possibly I am an idiot here, as a whole lot of people seem to think its ok to cut out the sprouts and use them anyway?

      I was raised that basically once they start sprouting, at that point you should be planting them, not eating them.

      www.healthline.com/nutrition/sprouted-potato

      As a potato sprouts, its glycoalkaloid content begins to rise. Therefore, eating potatoes that have sprouted can cause you to ingest excessive amounts of these compounds. Symptoms typically appear within a few hours to up to 1 day after eating the sprouted potatoes.

      At lower doses, excess glycoalkaloid consumption typically leads to vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. When consumed in larger amounts, they can cause low blood pressure, a rapid pulse, fever, headaches, confusion, and in some cases, even death (1, 2).

      I’m not a doctor or dietician or chemist and I have no idea if this is BS, but it seems like there is fairly widespread … mixed opinions on this, but these here doctors say eating sprouting potatoes can make you sick, even if you cut out the sprouts.

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    • vaionko@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      After they sprout, they also produce poisonous chemicals

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  • KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s what the de-eyeing tip of the vegetable peeler is for.

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  • thefartographer@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Why not? I find the greener parts of nightshades to be the most deliciously tingly

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  • Lumisal@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Never said to do that to the potato ;)

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    • sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I am kind of sorry that I accidentally turned this into a potato discussion thread.

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  • flicker@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So people just throw out potatoes instead of coring the eyes? Feels super wasteful to me…

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  • tomi000@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Please dont throw them away though, just cut out the sprouts. Theyre perfectly edible.

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• No_Money_Just_Change@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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