A friend just told me that cauliflower leafs such as those I ate yesterday with my meal, are poisonous, what symtoms should I have had, or be having?
2007-09-27 08:31:28 · 12 answers · asked by DoctressWho 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Cauliflower leaves are edible, we fed our guinea-pigs and rabbits on them for years.
My friend uses the leaves as well as the white crunchy flowers in her curry everyday.
Your friend is winding you up... go out and get some exotic mushrooms from your greengrocer and cook them in a meal and invite your friend round, suggest after the meal that your not sure about picking wild mushrooms yet!
2007-09-27 08:45:04 · answer #1 · answered by kenjinuk 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think your friend is getting his cauliflowers mixed up with his rhubarb.
Rhubarb is similar to look at and if cooked at a very high temperature is poisonous.
But don't worry, if you had eaten that you wouldn't be asking what it was.
You're next of kin would!
2007-09-27 08:42:47 · answer #2 · answered by Ring of Uranus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
None at all - what a load of old baloney!
I love the stalks & the young inner leaves of cauliflower and broccoli - I have always eaten them and I'm still here!!!
2007-09-27 08:36:10 · answer #3 · answered by Hedge Witch 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
haaa but your here asking question today, says it all, it is not poison, your friend is joking or just plain ignorant, do you think they would leave poisonous leaves on a cauliflower when you purchase, come on?
2007-09-27 08:38:19 · answer #4 · answered by valda54 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its not good to eat cauliflower leaves. But you won't die - if you were poisoned you would be dead by now.
2007-09-27 08:40:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your friend is a fool who is talking out of her bottom.
You have eaten nothing remotely poisonous.
2007-09-27 08:35:47 · answer #6 · answered by neogriff 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You won't have any symptoms cause the leaves of cauliflower are edible.
2007-09-27 08:35:29 · answer #7 · answered by Nexus6 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
if you eat poison you would get some effect in next few seconds , minutes or couple hours max.
dont worry, its just veg.. you are safe..
its not poison at all
2007-09-27 09:00:21 · answer #8 · answered by funty 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would of course depend entirely what the plant was!
2007-09-27 11:41:13 · answer #9 · answered by Dr Frank 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
poisonous symtoms
2007-09-27 08:36:11 · answer #10 · answered by j.gardner1960@btinternet.com 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋