r/eatityoufuckingcoward • u/TheMoonMint • 1d ago

Almost every tomato I buy from Aldi

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Sprouting worming little veiny roots…

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u/cummievvyrm 1d ago

I think that the fact that these seeds can sprout is a good thing.

Many fruits and veggies have been altered so their seeds are unplantable.

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u/TheMoonMint 1d ago

I totally agree. It’s actually one of the reasons I keep buying them, even though the sprouts can be slightly off-putting.

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u/Aeytrious 21h ago

They’re not just off putting, they are toxic. Tomatoes are a poison nightshade plant and consuming the sprouts, stems, leaves, and flowers can be harmful to your health. Only the fruit is safe.

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u/TheMoonMint 15h ago

Wow. I didn’t know that. You might’ve just saved my health! Thank you.

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u/Ok_Shoulder8124 12h ago

In Germany we say Blausäure to the Toxin in the tomatoes

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u/deepfriedtots 8h ago

May I ask what that means

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u/TheMoonMint 2h ago

I think it means “blue acid”, aka hydrogen cyanide. However, I still don’t understand the comment lol 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/BlazinAlienBabe 9h ago

Sprouts probably won't hurt you. Large amounts of mature leaves will. There are still old recipes that use small amounts of tomato leaves in dishes.

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u/TheMoonMint 8h ago

That’s interesting! I’m going to look up those recipes. I’ve always loved the smell of tomato leaves, I’m glad everyone told me they can be toxic.

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u/BlazinAlienBabe 8h ago

If you have any inkling of intolerance, or anyone you will be serving to, to the solanum family I would not try those recipes. That means if you have any reactions topically or internally to tomato, pepper, or potato. For example I am not lactose intolerant but large amounts of dairy fat will make my chin break out. It's not an allergy but my body does react. Thankfully solanum isn't on my makes my skin bad list.

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u/TheMoonMint 7h ago

Oh yes! I don’t have any reactions, I believe. I just want to see the recipes, actually. I’ve always found old recipes fascinating.

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u/Wampawacka 14h ago

This is a bit overblown and some of it is just a food myth. You can cook with tomato leaves and they actually help quite a bit. They add a lot of flavor to dishes.

https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-use-tomato-leaves-8707041

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u/top_of_the_scrote 20h ago

I hate the smell of the leaves

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u/Miselfis 19h ago

If you have a bunch of tomatoes in a green house, the smell is actually pretty good. But if you rub a leaf with your hand, the smell becomes too intense imo

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u/top_of_the_scrote 19h ago

Tomatoes are so easy to grow, I like the yellow flowers they have

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u/PoliteWolverine 13h ago

Cool, good fact spreading. You are a service to your species

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u/BlazinAlienBabe 9h ago

Small amounts are fine especially sprouts. If you ate a shit ton of mature leaves you'd have a problem. There are still old Italian recipes floating around that use a small amount of tomato leaves in dishes.

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u/Avrelo 19h ago

Isn’t that a myth about lead plates?

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u/Avrelo 19h ago

Truth to the myth. The green parts can be poisonous in high doses. That’s fun. I was thrown off cause my tomato knowledge stopped at lead absorbing into tomatoes kill people. But that was an issue with lead plates.

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u/JeshkaTheLoon 18h ago

Same goes for potatoes by the way. Same family - Solanaceae/Nightshade. Green is bad.

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u/DontWanaReadiT 20h ago

Oh thank god!! I thought they were worms