2007-02-20 23:47:25 · 32 answers · asked by badarse 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Yes you can just dont eat the green ones as this is poisonous.
2007-02-20 23:50:33 · answer #1 · answered by emesumau 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L) constitute a very old food, used by people in America, before Christopher Columbus discovered it . It seems to be that old Incas already consumed it habitually . From there it was carried to Europe, although it took quite a long period to be adopted as a food , since the plant was toxic and it was thought that the consumption of the potatoes could cause illness.
Indeed the potato plant is toxic. It contains an alkaloid named solanine that appears in all the external parts of the plant (leaves, stems , flowers and fruits) and also in the tender buds of the tubers when they germinate. The ingestion of the plant produces gastrointestinal, hepatic and heart damage that can be, in case that the ingestion is high, death.
2007-02-21 09:26:37 · answer #2 · answered by Vegon 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Um... you CAN, but you probably shouldn't. They belong to Solanaceae- the poison nightshade family. Raw potatoes contain toxins that are destroyed through cooking. Although eating a few raw potatoes won't kill you, it may not make you feel too great either.
2007-02-21 00:26:12 · answer #3 · answered by bunnyrarebit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, why not?
My grandparents have had potato patch in the garden for ages. I used to rip up potatoes, give them a wash under the tap and eat them as a kid all the time!
2007-02-21 20:45:27 · answer #4 · answered by Mighty Oats 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
raw potatoes are ediblr but i wouldnt suggest that you try it> when i was seven i took a bite out of a raw spud and spat it out all over my tshirt> not my favourite memory> living in ireland potatoes are probably the most common food and i have never come accross someone who eats them raw>
2007-02-21 03:47:25 · answer #5 · answered by nialakus8 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Im not sure how good it is for you, but I love raw potatoes, have done since I was a kid!
2007-02-20 23:49:06 · answer #6 · answered by OriginalBubble 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i dont think so but when i was little my mum used to be in the kitchen and i used to pinch some raw potato and eat it she never stoped me from doing it so it must be ok till a certain point
2007-02-20 23:51:34 · answer #7 · answered by shell 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, its the same as eating a raw carrot. Both are forms of roots
2007-02-20 23:50:13 · answer #8 · answered by ferrethed 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My fella always nicks a raw potato when I stand peeling them and he is always ok he has done it since being a child and loves em.
2007-02-20 23:56:49 · answer #9 · answered by babyshambles 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
of course you can....i like to eat small bites while im slicing for recipies, salted thoroughly. my mother always used to let me and my brother eat pieces of raw potato, claimed it helped prevent acne breakouts. dont know if it really does, but it cant hurt. and i kinda like the taste of them. i just dont know if you should eat a lot at one time though
2007-02-20 23:52:29 · answer #10 · answered by birdbrain62863 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Umm, they are really hard and taste a bit odd. I did try when I was little and thought, well that's why we don't eat them raw. So no, I wouldn't try it. Carrots are different though, they taste good when they are raw.
2007-02-20 23:49:58 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋