Well, they ARE a member of the nightshade family...
Funny enough, IIRC, when thecplants were imported to Italy from the Americas, they thought the fruit was poisonous.
Tomatoes became a lowe-class food once people were brave enough to try it.
Personally, I can't stand raw tomatoes; their flavor or consistency, so I only eat them processed into other things.
Torakhan
2024-08-17 16:43:40 +0000 UTC
"Don't eat the red mushrooms with the white spots!"
allanfranta
2024-08-17 13:35:01 +0000 UTC
I always envisioned this happening when our ancestors found a new (to them) fruit.
"Can we eat it?"
"Don't know, why don't you try it and we will see."
Elder notes effects and tells others.