Ten poisonous foods: puffer fish, rhubarb, blood clam, Icelandic fermented shark meat, live octopus, Archie fruit, cassava, elder, wild mushroom and bitter almond.
puffer fish, also known as puffer fish, is a Japanese delicacy. As one of the top 1 most poisonous animals in the world, chefs need two years' training to prepare this dish, and they must pass an exam. About one third of the applicants failed. Some parts, such as ovary, intestine and liver, have a chemical compound called tetrodotoxin, which is 1,2 times more toxic than cyanide. Every year, 3-5 people die after eating puffer fish. This toxin can even paralyze a person's muscles and cause suffocation when people are fully aware of it.
rhubarb can be used to make a delicious pudding or pie, but if you eat it wrong, it may be your last meal. The leaves of this plant contain a chemical called oxalate. If you eat them, it will make your breathing difficult, cause epilepsy, renal failure and even death. The stems also contain this chemical.
Blood clams, which are distributed in the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, contain a lot of hemoglobin, which is the substance that makes your blood turn red, which is why clams are crimson. What is even more shocking is that they contain many bacteria, which can cause dysentery, typhoid fever and hepatitis A, but many people still like to eat them.
a kind of shark meat, which is very popular in Greenland. If you don't know the right way to eat it, you'd better avoid cooking it. Sharks have no urinary tract or kidneys, which means that toxic substances and wastes exist all over the fish. If you eat this fish, you will be infected with many diseases.
live octopus, a popular dish in Korea, is not very toxic and will not cause death, but it is definitely dangerous. Even if you cut it into small pieces before eating it, it will still work. It will get stuck in your throat and mouth and cause you to suffocate.
Achigo Jamaica's national fruit is also one of the most poisonous foods in the world. It contains a poison called hypoglycemia, which can cause severe vomiting, which is commonly known as Jamaican vomiting disease. If you eat it before it is fully mature, it may even lead to death, or at least put you in a coma. Therefore, it is very important that you can only eat the edible part of this fruit, that is, the yellow area around the black seeds.
cassava is famous for its roots. Raw cassava has a toxin that can be converted into hydrogen peroxide. You need to peel cassava and cook it before eating. Cassava can be fatal if you don't prepare it correctly.
Sambucus williamsii is considered to have great medicinal value. It can treat flu and cold symptoms. If it is placed on skin wounds, it can help heal them. The fruit of Elderberry is used to make alcohol, which provides flavor for foods such as syrup, pie and jam. However, you must be very careful. The USDA suggested that although purple and blue are edible, some red berry species are poisonous. Botanical and medical experts say that stems, leaves or immature berries may cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
if you have the habit of picking mushrooms and cooking them yourself, you need to be very careful. Some wild mushrooms will actually kill you. They can cause abdominal pain, vomiting, and even heart, liver and kidney damage, so be sure to pay attention.
Bitter almonds contain cyanide, so it is very important to process them to remove the poison, otherwise they will be fatal.