The stems and leaves are virtually tasteless and make eating strawberries easier. They even have nutritional value!

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[–] 10 points 3 years ago (11 children)

I mean technically you're supposed to be able to eat the brown fuzzy skin on kiwis but I'm not going to be doing that

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    You're missing out! Kiwis are great to eat whole. Way less messy as well (no need to dirty a knife or a spoon to eat them). Plus as an added bonus you get to freak out people who don't know that you can eat the skin!

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I once ate a whole kiwi in front of my wife. That's the closest we ever came to getting a divorce.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    One of my best friends swears by eating the skin. Haven't tried, I'm scared. Lol

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I eat it.. honestly, it is delicious. Slightly bitter and sour whilst adding some nice texture.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Main reason I don't eat it is that it's unclear to me what else am I eating with the hairy skin of kiwi. It's not that easy to clean as let's say apple. And in random cases it causes peoeple to get mouth ulcers.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I started suffering mouth ulcers shortly after independently discovering that the kiwi skin is edible. It took some time to figure out what the cause was, because the sores would develop days after eating them.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    i save the ends with the leaves as a treat for my guinea pigs. they sure like them a lot more than i do

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    They still have texture, and I don’t want leaves and stems in my berries.

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    [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Pour riverwater in your shoes. It's cheap, it's easy, and nobody is stopping you.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Could you please add a "Why YSK:"? It's rule #2. :)

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    I always thought the leaves are inedible 😅

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Same, I feel like I immediately assume the leaves of any fruit or veggie are inedible

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Well yippee, that's handy. I have eaten apples whole for years, the same thought never occurred to me for strawberries.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    Hopefully you spit out the seeds? They contain amygdalin, a substance that releases cyanide when it comes into contact with human digestive enzymes. A few apples worth of seeds isn't enough to kill you or anything, and the seeds are apparently safe if you swallow them whole.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I'm confused. You comment looks like two different people making different points lol

    Hopefully you spit out the seeds? They contain amygdalin, a substance that releases cyanide when it comes into contact with human digestive enzymes.

    A few apples worth of seeds isn't enough to kill you or anything, and the seeds are apparently safe if you swallow them whole.

    FWIW I have eaten apples whole for years, and I have not died of cyanide poisoning yet.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    I used to eat them like that back in the day we had them in garden. It's not tasteless, it tastes like grass or something but it's not bad taste. Definitely better to eat than trow it away.

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    [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    Also oranges! I useally take a big bite outta them without peeling

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    "nutritional value"... lol I've not tried but... sure. Btw you can do the same with Kiwis

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I've heard a lot of fruits have high nutritional value in the parts people don't eat (like banana peels). But I'm also not a sociopath.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    As the leaves decay they produce hydrogen cyanide. So...

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    That also goes for eating your own shit and even plastic.

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