do you ever stop to think about what your produce looks like before it's picked?...

doubledribble · 11-20-2008, 04:05 PM

this stemmed from seeing this at the grocery store yesterday...

what a ****ed up looking plant...we all know what carrots, potatoes, apples and grapes look like. show me some weird ****.

damn i'm bored.

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Spootypuff · 11-20-2008, 04:06 PM

produce?

poon warrior · 11-20-2008, 04:08 PM

No, because I know what it looks like.

camshaftprelube · 11-20-2008, 04:09 PM

I'm growing some of those now. They don't look that good.

greenman · 11-20-2008, 04:09 PM

mmmmmm brussel sprouts

hotshot172 · 11-20-2008, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Spootypuff

produce?

yes... i.e. fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market....

Wagon Joe · 11-20-2008, 04:10 PM

Know why cashews are so expensive?

This is why:

affinity1 · 11-20-2008, 04:13 PM

what the hell is that?

edit: *looks at filename* Ohhhh, Brussel Sprouts. Weird

I25 · 11-20-2008, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by affinity1

what the hell is that?

A cashew tree

Damn you and your ninja edits.

doubledribble · 11-20-2008, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wagon Joe

Know why cashews are so expensive?

This is why:

weird...gonzo bean

alacrity024 · 11-20-2008, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wagon Joe

Know why cashews are so expensive?

This is why:

yeah the outer hull is straight POISONOUS and must be removed without touching the nut inside. crazy.

i always like to imagine being a caveman, hungry as ****, walking across the plains and into the jungle and seeing, oh, a bunch of bananas for the first time ever.. not knowing what they are, picking one up, examining it, trying to bite it, being discouraged by the tough outer shell, then trying to peel it away and being delighted with the flavor and abundance of this new food source.

ditto pineapple. what adventurous son of a bitch first decided one of THOSE things would be worth cracking open????

lev98 · 11-20-2008, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by affinity1

what the hell is that?

edit: *looks at filename* Ohhhh, Brussel Sprouts. Weird

I would have guessed Ethiopian Christmas tree.

DopeBoyMajic · 11-20-2008, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by alacrity024

ditto pineapple. what adventurous son of a bitch first decided one of THOSE things would be worth cracking open????

Thug · 11-20-2008, 04:20 PM

doubledribble · 11-20-2008, 04:22 PM

i got tricked into eating this **** in thailand...king of all fruits my ass...

prlde91 · 11-20-2008, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by alacrity024

yeah the outer hull is straight POISONOUS and must be removed without touching the nut inside. crazy.

i always like to imagine being a caveman, hungry as ****, walking across the plains and into the jungle and seeing, oh, a bunch of bananas for the first time ever.. not knowing what they are, picking one up, examining it, trying to bite it, being discouraged by the tough outer shell, then trying to peel it away and being delighted with the flavor and abundance of this new food source.

ditto pineapple. what adventurous son of a bitch first decided one of THOSE things would be worth cracking open????

i have often pondered that myself, how do we or how did we know what to eat and what not to eat. especially some poisonous foods look like other foods which will not kill you.

-ben

Stickee · 11-20-2008, 04:23 PM

fliz · 11-20-2008, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by alacrity024

i always like to imagine being a caveman, hungry as ****, walking across the plains and into the jungle and seeing, oh, a bunch of bananas for the first time ever.. not knowing what they are, picking one up, examining it, trying to bite it, being discouraged by the tough outer shell, then trying to peel it away and being delighted with the flavor and abundance of this new food source.

Haven't you seen the video...the banana was designed by god to be easily consumable.

alacrity024 · 11-20-2008, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by prlde91

i have often pondered that myself, how do we or how did we know what to eat and what not to eat. especially some poisonous foods look like other foods which will not kill you.

-ben

indeed.. who knows what we might be missing out on because all signs point to something being deadly to consume when it is in fact not...

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Originally Posted by wikipedia

The earliest reference to tomatoes being grown in British North America is from 1710, when herbalist William Salmon reported seeing them in what is today South Carolina. They may have been introduced from the Caribbean. By the mid-18th century, they were cultivated on some Carolina plantations, and probably in other parts of the Southeast as well. It is possible that some people continued to think tomatoes were poisonous at this time; and in general, they were grown more as ornamental plants than as food. Cultured people like Thomas Jefferson, who ate tomatoes in Paris and sent some seeds home, knew the tomato was edible, but many of the less well-educated did not.

jeymal · 11-20-2008, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by prlde91

i have often pondered that myself, how do we or how did we know what to eat and what not to eat. especially some poisonous foods look like other foods which will not kill you.

-ben

Trial and error I suppose.

07Wagon · 11-20-2008, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by doubledribble

i got tricked into eating this **** in thailand...king of all fruits my ass...

The stinky bastards, right?

Reciprocity · 11-20-2008, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prlde91

i have often pondered that myself, how do we or how did we know what to eat and what not to eat. especially some poisonous foods look like other foods which will not kill you.

-ben

By observing what animals are eating for one.

Almonds...the original non-domesticated version...were toxic. They had to be treated before consumed. But once humans domesticated 'em...

Some plants/animals have never been successfully domesticated, like the Zebra and acorn.

Reciprocity · 11-20-2008, 04:35 PM

Read Guns, Germs and Steel for more info

Cjchaps · 11-20-2008, 04:35 PM

doubledribble · 11-20-2008, 04:36 PM

or this...who the **** decided to take on this experiment...it seems that people get violently ill when they eat these leaves...hmm let's see about the stalk...**** that noise.

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