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123pizza2 posted...

Yes, certain things can be made edible, but to say that something that is toxic is edible just because you CAN eat it is incorrect.

For example, look at pufferfish.

Although you CAN eat the entirety of a pufferfish, it is not wise to do so. The flesh of a pufferfish is edible, whereas the organs are not (full of tetrodotoxin iirc).

To say that the organs (full of a highly poisonous substance), are edible is incorrect.

True, but nobody says a cow is not edible, yet there are many parts of the cow we do not eat. The entire animal does not need to be consumed to be edible. Same goes with plants etc. I would contend that if any part of an animal is edible (or plant) then it is designated as an edible source of food. That means pretty much anything living can be so designated since preparing it doesn't really alter it (it can be edible only when cooked etc, but would still be considered edible).

I can't think of anything a human could not eat at least so some degree at least.
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