In the Gojal Valley of Hunza, a remote region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, farmers have been using an ancient method of storing potatoes for centuries. The method is simple: the farmer buries the potatoes in the frozen earth before winter. The potatoes stay fresh and useable for several months, even though the outside temperature can drop below freezing. The method is … [Read more...] about A Farmer’s Ancient Method of Storing Potatoes
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Why You Should Never Eat Green Potatoes: The Poisoning Of 78 Schoolchildren In 1979
In 1979, a culinary mistake resulted in the poisoning of 78 pupils by their trusted potato. A large number of boys suddenly became ill after returning from vacation to a school in South London, exhibiting symptoms ranging from vomiting and diarrhea to fever, becoming unconscious, depression of the nervous system, and, in the most severe instances, "episodes of convulsive … [Read more...] about Why You Should Never Eat Green Potatoes: The Poisoning Of 78 Schoolchildren In 1979