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Casu Marzu the Sardinian Maggot Cheese Marzu means rotten. This is a cheese from Sardinia fermented by live maggots that live in it and decompose the cheese. The delicacy is supposed to be the maggots. |
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Seeds/Pits in Cherries, peaches, plums, apricots The fruit is fine but these seeds and pits are poisonous because they contain small amounts of compound hydrogen cyanide. Of course you need quite a lot of them to kill you. |
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Alfalfa Sprouts Raw sprouts of any kind are particularly dangerous for the elderly, pregnant women, and young children as they are an ideal hosting for bacteria, including salmonella and E.coli. |
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Undercooked Shellfish Undercooked or raw shellfish are particularly dangerous because they can absorb germs and harmful bacteria from the sea, especially these days, this is why they should be cooked. A warning to raw oysters lovers! |
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Kidney Beans Chilli con carne and stews, that’s fine but do not eat the raw beans. A simple handful of beans could bring on symptoms like vomiting and headaches, because they contain a toxic agent known as phytohaemagglutnin, which is significantly reduced when the beans are cooked.Kidney Beans Chilli con carne and stews, that’s fine but do not eat the raw beans. A simple handful of beans could bring on symptoms like vomiting and headaches, because they contain a toxic agent known as phytohaemagglutnin, which is significantly reduced when the beans are cooked. |
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Bagels Bagels are quite safe to eat but be careful when you part them with a knife. With avocado pears, they are the cause of the most common knife injuries. |
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