nerdychick22 t1_j8s90ii wrote on February 16, 2023 at 4:19 PM

Reply to comment by ComprehensiveFlan638 in TIL cashews are actually seeds that grow hanging beneath cashew apples, which are pear-shaped edible fruits that belong to the cashew tree by Arena-1

Probably a similar storry with making ackee edible in Jamaica (not ripe is somewhat poisonus). If you have a whole lot of something you start wondering how it can be used or changed to be useable, and people start experimenting.

Banjo_Pobblebonk t1_j8zm9b5 wrote on February 18, 2023 at 2:27 AM

Reminds me of how blackbean and burrawang seeds used to be a staple food along the east coast of Australia, despite the fact that when improperly processed they're loaded with neurotoxins.