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Comment by smoll

10 hours ago

isn't Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) highly toxic? i don't think it's edible...

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procaryote  10 hours ago

It's a staple food in some cultures. It needs preprocessing, but people have been doing that for a while

rbanffy  9 hours ago

A lot of vegetables are toxic when raw, but safe after cooking. My favorite among these is mandioca, when it’s cooked and then fried. Goes well with churrasco.

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