I just found out that rotten potatoes can emit deadly fumes. And they seem to be something to avoid being toyed with.
Earlier today, I was peeling potatoes and I thought how much the potato probably hated me for causing it pain.
That brings me to starches being living organisms that, like the grand majority who strive to survive and propagate, have defense mechanisms. Starches (seeds, tubers, etc.) don’t truly seem to be designed to be consumed — at least by humans.
I can only think of a few foods that are inherently made to eaten and that’s milk and fruit. Perhaps to one day make food truly consumable, evolving starches to somehow benefit them when consumed, like fruits, should be our main goal.
Russian girl, 8, orphaned after her ENTIRE family is wiped out by deadly gas caused by rotting potatoes in the cellar
Grief-stricken Maria Chelysheva lost her mother, father, brother and grandmother after they each entered the cellar where they stored spuds for the winter and were overcome by the toxic fumes, police said.
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Earlier today, I was peeling potatoes and I thought how much the potato probably hated me for causing it pain.
That brings me to starches being living organisms that, like the grand majority who strive to survive and propagate, have defense mechanisms. Starches (seeds, tubers, etc.) don’t truly seem to be designed to be consumed — at least by humans.
I can only think of a few foods that are inherently made to eaten and that’s milk and fruit. Perhaps to one day make food truly consumable, evolving starches to somehow benefit them when consumed, like fruits, should be our main goal.
