Can and do you eat?

Question

potatos when they have shoots on them? If not why not?

Answer 1

Sprouting potatoes can form a toxin called solanin and can make you sick. Some recommend discarding such potatoes and I would agree if they are heavily sprouted. Plant them and eat the new potatoes next year instead.

If you insist on eating sprouted ones,. carefully trim the sprout and a cone of potato flesh under it, cutting out anything discolored. These potatoes should be peeled before using as well and you want to discard any greenish part.

I grew up relatively poor and we ate them sprouts or not and no one died, by Mom always carefully trimmed them.

Potatoes belong to the same family as Deadly Nightshade, and no leaves or sprouts should ever be eaten.

Answer 2

I personally prefer not to eat them if they have shoots on them. I guess you can if you must though. I would just cut the peeling off before cooking them.

Answer 3

break um off check for bruises there all yummy just dont eat um too soft i buy potato's by the 50 pound bag there always that way
and to add to that that's how thay come out the ground usually thay have to break off roots before commerical sale

Answer 4

sure, you just break off the "eyes" (thats what they are called) and cook em like you normally would, its just the potato trying to grow,if you put it in the ground you would grow more taters

Answer 5

think about it,,,,, what do you break off the potato when you dig it up out of the ground?

yep.... thats what i thought.

Answer 6

I'd just pull them off and eat away

Answer 7

I just break them off and we're good to go.

Answer 8

yes i love it

Answer 9

yes you can, but i wouldnt doesnt that mean they were sitting in a dark place and are wrotten? if their mushy then no,

Answer 10

yes; peel it , cook it ,eat it