Let's say you cut open a green pepper
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Anonymous
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And the actual pepper flesh (the part you eat) is perfectly fine, but the seeds have some fuzzy mold on them.
Do you still eat the pepper?? |
Anonymous
| I would rinse the flesh first. |
Anonymous
| No |
Anonymous
| No. |
Anonymous
| Yes. Cut the moldy pieces off, the rest is fine. |
Anonymous
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No. There are mold spores in the green flesh, which has pores in it. It's not fine.
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Anonymous
| No, toss. |
Anonymous
| eating a few mold spores is not going to kill you. In fact, by giving your immune system something to do, it might prevent auto-immune diseases. |
Anonymous
+1 Especially if you're cooking it, the pepper is totally fine. Just rinse, chop, and use as normal. |
Anonymous
| I'd rinse it and use it. Not saying the naysayers are wrong. It's just what I'd do anyway. |
Anonymous
| I'm sure a restaurant would still serve it to you. |
Anonymous
| Yes. The rest of the pepper is fine. Just rinse and use. |
Anonymous
+1. As long as the rest of the pepper is not soft. |
Anonymous
| I'd scrape out the mold, rinse & eat. What's the worst that could happen? |
Anonymous
| I showed this post to DH, who makes our salads. He told me, "Yes, you did eat it." |