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Has anyone tried spider plant roots? (slrpnk.net)

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Not exactly traditional foraging but I have a lot of these that grow without care in untended parts of my garden and I’ve heard they are edible. The tubers are decent size for something that isn’t a crop and I could harvest a good number pretty easily if I wanted.

However, the sources I find online that talk about their edibility don’t seem too reputable, so I’m curious if anyone has first-hand experience. Are they safe to eat in quantity? Any preparation tips?

Please share any knowledge you have!

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[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

“Can I Eat That?” Answer the Question With the Universal Edibility Test.

I believe the article you are mentioning is coming with enough warning for us to understand not to use this as a foraging technic.
Test like this may be useful when starving lost in nature but certainly not as a hobbiest or even a amateur forrager.

A plant tested this way may look fine but then be undigestably in combinaison with other every-day ingredient, it can react badly with a medecine you take or be just toxic enough to poison you when you eat a full portion.

As foragers we should be extremly carefull. If we are not 100 % sure what plant this is or not 100 % it is eatable, we should NOT eat it at all.

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 2 points 2 months ago

A plant tested this way may look fine but then be undigestably in combinaison with other every-day ingredient, it can react badly with a medecine you take or be just toxic enough to poison you when you eat a full portion.

This is a really good point, biochemical reactions can be unpredictable.