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Comment by RyJones

10 hours ago

I eat the whole orange, grapefruit, lemon or lime.

I like the bitter to offset the sweetness.

Umless specifically indicated as untreated, citrus peel in soaked in very nasty antifungal waxes. In the EU they are specifucally warned about not fit for consumption.

At least now I know psychopaths walk among us.

  • Citrus peels taste good. They're used for cooking in every culture that grows citrus. Eating them raw is only bad due to farmers poisoning the food they sell.

    • I was joking, but there is a huge difference between using citrus zest/rind in cooking or as a garnish and eating the whole thing like an apple, including the pith.